diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/browser_firefox.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/browser_firefox.js
index e915c8c87..02a9a919d 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/browser_firefox.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/browser_firefox.js
@@ -335,10 +335,15 @@ Zotero.Translate.IO.Read.prototype = {
 		Zotero.debug("Translate: Initializing RDF data store");
 		this._dataStore = new Zotero.RDF.AJAW.RDFIndexedFormula();
 		var parser = new Zotero.RDF.AJAW.RDFParser(this._dataStore);
-		var nodes = Zotero.Translate.IO.parseDOMXML(this._rawStream, this._charset, this.file.fileSize);
-		parser.parse(nodes, baseURI);
-		
-		this.RDF = new Zotero.Translate.IO._RDFSandbox(this._dataStore);
+		try {
+			var nodes = Zotero.Translate.IO.parseDOMXML(this._rawStream, this._charset, this.file.fileSize);
+			parser.parse(nodes, baseURI);
+			
+			this.RDF = new Zotero.Translate.IO._RDFSandbox(this._dataStore);
+		} catch(e) {
+			this.close();
+			throw "Translate: No RDF found";
+		}
 	},
 	
 	"setCharacterSet":function(charset) {