diff --git a/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp b/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp
index 34ca809c03..8db8b059fb 100644
--- a/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp
+++ b/Tests/LibGfx/TestImageDecoder.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ TEST_CASE(test_ppm)
 TEST_CASE(test_targa_bottom_left)
 {
     auto file = TRY_OR_FAIL(Core::MappedFile::map(TEST_INPUT("tga/buggie-bottom-left-uncompressed.tga"sv)));
-    EXPECT(TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes())));
+    EXPECT(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes()));
     auto plugin_decoder = TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::create(file->bytes()));
 
     TRY_OR_FAIL(expect_single_frame(*plugin_decoder));
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ TEST_CASE(test_targa_bottom_left)
 TEST_CASE(test_targa_top_left)
 {
     auto file = TRY_OR_FAIL(Core::MappedFile::map(TEST_INPUT("tga/buggie-top-left-uncompressed.tga"sv)));
-    EXPECT(TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes())));
+    EXPECT(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes()));
     auto plugin_decoder = TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::create(file->bytes()));
 
     TRY_OR_FAIL(expect_single_frame(*plugin_decoder));
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ TEST_CASE(test_targa_top_left)
 TEST_CASE(test_targa_bottom_left_compressed)
 {
     auto file = TRY_OR_FAIL(Core::MappedFile::map(TEST_INPUT("tga/buggie-bottom-left-compressed.tga"sv)));
-    EXPECT(TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes())));
+    EXPECT(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes()));
     auto plugin_decoder = TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::create(file->bytes()));
 
     TRY_OR_FAIL(expect_single_frame(*plugin_decoder));
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ TEST_CASE(test_targa_bottom_left_compressed)
 TEST_CASE(test_targa_top_left_compressed)
 {
     auto file = TRY_OR_FAIL(Core::MappedFile::map(TEST_INPUT("tga/buggie-top-left-compressed.tga"sv)));
-    EXPECT(TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes())));
+    EXPECT(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(file->bytes()));
     auto plugin_decoder = TRY_OR_FAIL(Gfx::TGAImageDecoderPlugin::create(file->bytes()));
 
     TRY_OR_FAIL(expect_single_frame(*plugin_decoder));
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/ImageDecoder.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/ImageDecoder.cpp
index 5f703f8d14..d9f069e77a 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/ImageDecoder.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/ImageDecoder.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static ErrorOr<OwnPtr<ImageDecoderPlugin>> probe_and_sniff_for_appropriate_plugi
 static OwnPtr<ImageDecoderPlugin> probe_and_sniff_for_appropriate_plugin_with_known_mime_type(StringView mime_type, ReadonlyBytes bytes)
 {
     struct ImagePluginWithMIMETypeInitializer {
-        ErrorOr<bool> (*validate_before_create)(ReadonlyBytes) = nullptr;
+        bool (*validate_before_create)(ReadonlyBytes) = nullptr;
         ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<ImageDecoderPlugin>> (*create)(ReadonlyBytes) = nullptr;
         StringView mime_type;
     };
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static OwnPtr<ImageDecoderPlugin> probe_and_sniff_for_appropriate_plugin_with_kn
     for (auto& plugin : s_initializers_with_mime_type) {
         if (plugin.mime_type != mime_type)
             continue;
-        auto validation_result = plugin.validate_before_create(bytes).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
+        auto validation_result = plugin.validate_before_create(bytes);
         if (!validation_result)
             continue;
         auto plugin_decoder = plugin.create(bytes);
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.cpp
index 98b53655e7..a3427bf954 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ ErrorOr<void> TGAImageDecoderPlugin::decode_tga_header()
     return {};
 }
 
-ErrorOr<bool> TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(ReadonlyBytes data)
+bool TGAImageDecoderPlugin::validate_before_create(ReadonlyBytes data)
 {
     FixedMemoryStream stream { data };
-    auto header = TRY(stream.read_value<Gfx::TGAHeader>());
-    return !ensure_header_validity(header, data.size()).is_error();
+    auto header_or_err = stream.read_value<Gfx::TGAHeader>();
+    if (header_or_err.is_error())
+        return false;
+    return !ensure_header_validity(header_or_err.release_value(), data.size()).is_error();
 }
 
 ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<ImageDecoderPlugin>> TGAImageDecoderPlugin::create(ReadonlyBytes data)
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.h
index ddcb25d8ad..ad0899cf15 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGfx/ImageFormats/TGALoader.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct TGALoadingContext;
 
 class TGAImageDecoderPlugin final : public ImageDecoderPlugin {
 public:
-    static ErrorOr<bool> validate_before_create(ReadonlyBytes);
+    static bool validate_before_create(ReadonlyBytes);
     static ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<ImageDecoderPlugin>> create(ReadonlyBytes);
 
     virtual ~TGAImageDecoderPlugin() override;