diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php
index f4460476..8935f1a5 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/controllers/admin_rawphoto.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Admin_RawPhoto_Controller extends Admin_Controller {
     $toolkit_names = array("imagemagick" => "ImageMagick",
                            "graphicsmagick" => "GraphicsMagick");
     $toolkit_id = module::get_var("gallery", "graphics_toolkit");
+    $toolkit_names = rawphoto_graphics::get_supported_toolkits();
     $view->content->toolkit_name = array_key_exists($toolkit_id, $toolkit_names) ?
                                    $toolkit_names[$toolkit_id] : "none";
     $view->content->icc_path = isset($icc_path) ?
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php
index 04d5cf78..afcabc10 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_event.php
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ class rawphoto_event_Core {
                "bay", "bmq", "cr2", "crw", "cs1", "dc2", "dcr", "dng", "fff", "k25", "kdc",
                "mos", "mrw", "nef", "orf", "pef", "raf", "raw", "rdc", "srf", "x3f");
   }
+
+  static function graphics_toolkit_change($toolkit_id) {
+    rawphoto_graphics::report_ppm_support($toolkit_id);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php
index 258ad17e..0a2f7349 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_graphics.php
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@ class rawphoto_graphics {
     return $dcraw;
   }
 
+  static function get_supported_toolkits() {
+    return array("imagemagick" => "ImageMagick",
+                 "graphicsmagick" => "GraphicsMagick");
+  }
+
+  static function report_ppm_support($toolkit_id) {
+    if (array_key_exists($toolkit_id, rawphoto_graphics::get_supported_toolkits())) {
+      site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_ppm_support");
+    } else {
+      site_status::warning(
+        t('The Raw Photos module requires a supporting graphics toolkit. ' .
+          '<a href="%activate_url">Activate</a> either ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick.',
+          array("activate_url" => url::site("admin/graphics"))),
+        "rawphoto_needs_ppm_support");
+    }
+  }
+
   static function convert($input_file, $output_file) {
     $success = false;
     $dcraw = rawphoto_graphics::detect_dcraw();
@@ -52,7 +69,7 @@ class rawphoto_graphics {
       $cmd .= escapeshellarg($input_file);
 
       // Then use the graphics toolkit to convert the stream to a JPEG.
-      $cmd .= "| ";
+      $cmd .= " | ";
       $toolkit_id = module::get_var("gallery", "graphics_toolkit");
       $toolkit_path = module::get_var("gallery", "graphics_toolkit_path");
       $image_quality = module::get_var("gallery", "image_quality");
@@ -77,6 +94,7 @@ class rawphoto_graphics {
 
       if ($toolkit_compat) {
         exec($cmd, $output, $return_var);
+        // Failure is common, because dcraw will abort unless the original image is a raw photo.
         $success = ($return_var == 0);
       }
     }
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
index 54d80780..12709cfa 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/helpers/rawphoto_installer.php
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ class rawphoto_installer {
     foreach (array("thumb", "resize") as $target) {
       graphics::add_rule("rawphoto", $target, "rawphoto_graphics::convert", array(), 10);
     }
+    $toolkit_id = module::get_var("gallery", "graphics_toolkit");
+    rawphoto_graphics::report_ppm_support($toolkit_id);
   }
 
   static function deactivate() {
     foreach (array("thumb", "resize") as $target) {
       graphics::remove_rule("rawphoto", $target, "rawphoto_graphics::convert");
     }
+    site_status::clear("rawphoto_needs_ppm_support");
   }
 }
diff --git a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/views/admin_rawphoto.html.php b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/views/admin_rawphoto.html.php
index ac7e9727..71e2f699 100644
--- a/3.0/modules/rawphoto/views/admin_rawphoto.html.php
+++ b/3.0/modules/rawphoto/views/admin_rawphoto.html.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <? if ($toolkit_name == "none"): ?>
       <p class="g-module-status g-error g-block">
         <?= t('No suitable graphics toolkit was detected. ' .
-              'Please <a href="%activate_url">activate</a> either ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick.',
+              '<a href="%activate_url">Activate</a> either ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick.',
               array("activate_url" => url::site("admin/graphics"))) ?>
       </p>
     <? else: ?>