diff --git a/system/helpers/file_helper.php b/system/helpers/file_helper.php
index ef07de7..0005c2a 100644
--- a/system/helpers/file_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/file_helper.php
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@
 			}
 			return $_filedata;
 		}
+		else
+		{
+			return $FALSE;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index c245c73..072843e 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 			<li>Escaped the '-' in the default 'permitted_uri_chars' config item, to prevent errors if developers just try to add additional characters to the end of the default expression.</li>
 		</ul>
 	</li>
+	<li>Helpers
+		<ul>
+			<li>Modified get_filenames() in the File Helper to return FALSE if the $source_dir is not readable</li>
+	</li>
 </ul>