diff --git a/tdeioslave/file/file.cc b/tdeioslave/file/file.cc
index 45c482620..c445230e6 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/file/file.cc
+++ b/tdeioslave/file/file.cc
@@ -1644,11 +1644,16 @@ void FileProtocol::unmount( const TQString& _point )
 
        if (!udi.isEmpty())
            reply = d.call("unmount", udi);
-       
+
        if (udi.isEmpty() || !reply.isValid())
-         err = olderr;
-       else if (reply.isValid())
-         reply.get(err);
+           err = olderr;
+       else if (reply.isValid()) {
+           TQStringVariantMap unmountResult;
+           reply.get(unmountResult);
+           if (!unmountResult.contains("result") || !unmountResult["result"].toBool()) {
+               err = unmountResult.contains("errStr") ? unmountResult["errStr"].toString() : i18n("Unknown unmount error.");
+           }
+       }
     }
 
     if ( err.isEmpty() )