diff --git a/loadrunable.cpp b/loadrunable.cpp
index d1ea1fb..6e6026b 100644
--- a/loadrunable.cpp
+++ b/loadrunable.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ bool loadFITS(const QString path, ImageInfoData &info, RawImage **image)
         }
     }
     noload:
-    loadFITSHeader(file, info);
+    if(file)
+        loadFITSHeader(file, info);
 
     fits_close_file(file, &status);
     if(status)