diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
index f0ab05368..4fa2a158c 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate.js
@@ -936,10 +936,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Base.prototype = {
 	 */
 	"_translateHaveTranslator":function() {
 		// load translators
-		if(!this._loadTranslator(this.translator[0])) {
-			this.complete(false, new Error("Translator could not be loaded"));
-			return;
-		}
+		if(!this._loadTranslator(this.translator[0])) return;
 		
 		// set display options to default if they don't exist
 		if(!this._displayOptions) this._displayOptions = this.translator[0].displayOptions;
@@ -1091,9 +1088,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Base.prototype = {
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		if(!this._loadTranslator(this._potentialTranslators[0])) {
-			this.complete(false);
-		}
+		if(!this._loadTranslator(this._potentialTranslators[0])) return
 		this._prepareDetection();
 		
 		this.incrementAsyncProcesses();
@@ -1545,6 +1540,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.Import.prototype._loadTranslator = function(translator) {
 	if(err) {
 		Zotero.debug("Translate: Preparing IO for "+translator.label+" failed: ");
 		Zotero.debug(err);
+		this.complete(false, err);
 		return false;
 	}