Thread:Project:Support desk/importImages.php hangs if file doesn't already exist

in importImages.php it hangs when trying to import. I am running in windows, my command is:

I have debugged it to this code on line 167.

The previous line checks for the file, but in my case the file does not exist. I fear that a null object is being referenced for an action, exists.

What can we do to allow for this to work?