diff --git a/artiq/browser/results.py b/artiq/browser/results.py
index 3daa425f8..1aec0796f 100644
--- a/artiq/browser/results.py
+++ b/artiq/browser/results.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class ResultsBrowser(QtWidgets.QSplitter):
             f = h5py.File(info.filePath(), "r")
         except:
             logger.warning("unable to read HDF5 file", exc_info=True)
+            return
         with f:
             rd = {}
             try: