diff --git a/src/deluge_core.cpp b/src/deluge_core.cpp
index 6c18f6a20..64f79a17b 100644
--- a/src/deluge_core.cpp
+++ b/src/deluge_core.cpp
@@ -929,6 +929,9 @@ std::cout << asctime(timeinfo) << " torrent_dump_file_info()" << std::endl;
     
         return ret;
     }
+    catch(invalid_torrent_file&){
+        return NULL;
+    }
     catch(invalid_encoding&){
         return NULL;
     }