diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/EditorPane.java b/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/EditorPane.java
index c7f34f77e..0e2ee0b1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/EditorPane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/EditorPane.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class EditorPane extends AnchorPane {
     private ContextMenu contextMenu;
     private Number pageX;
     private Number pageY;
+    private MyTab myTab;
 
     @Autowired
     public EditorPane(ApplicationController controller, EditorConfigBean editorConfigBean, ThreadService threadService, ShortcutProvider shortcutProvider, ApplicationContext applicationContext, TabService tabService, AsciiTreeGenerator asciiTreeGenerator, ParserService parserService, SpellcheckConfigBean spellcheckConfigBean, DirectoryService directoryService) {
@@ -131,15 +132,20 @@ private void afterEditorLoaded() {
 
         if (Objects.nonNull(path)) {
             threadService.runTaskLater(() -> {
-                final String content = IOHelper.readFile(path);
-                setLastModifiedTime(IOHelper.getLastModifiedTime(path));
-                threadService.runActionLater(() -> {
-                    changeEditorMode();
-                    setInitialized();
-                    setEditorValue(content);
-                    resetUndoManager();
-                    ready.setValue(true);
-                });
+                try {
+                    final String content = IOHelper.readFile(path);
+                    setLastModifiedTime(IOHelper.getLastModifiedTime(path));
+                    threadService.runActionLater(() -> {
+                        changeEditorMode();
+                        setInitialized();
+                        setEditorValue(content);
+                        resetUndoManager();
+                        ready.setValue(true);
+                    });
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    myTab.closeIt();
+                }
+
             });
         } else {
             setInitialized();
@@ -815,4 +821,12 @@ public BooleanProperty changedPropertyProperty() {
     public void setChangedProperty(boolean changedProperty) {
         this.changedProperty.set(changedProperty);
     }
+
+    public void closeTab(Runnable runnable) {
+        runnable.run();
+    }
+
+    public void setTab(MyTab myTab) {
+        this.myTab = myTab;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/MyTab.java b/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/MyTab.java
index e4285dc49..e09615692 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/MyTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kodedu/component/MyTab.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class MyTab extends Tab {
     @Autowired
     public MyTab(EditorPane editorPane, StoredConfigBean storedConfigBean, DirectoryService directoryService, TabService tabService, ApplicationController controller, ThreadService threadService) {
         this.editorPane = editorPane;
+        this.editorPane.setTab(this);
         this.storedConfigBean = storedConfigBean;
         this.directoryService = directoryService;
         this.tabService = tabService;
@@ -187,11 +188,16 @@ public synchronized void reload() {
     public synchronized void load() {
         FileTime latestModifiedTime = IOHelper.getLastModifiedTime(getPath());
         setLastModifiedTime(latestModifiedTime);
-        String content = IOHelper.readFile(getPath());
-        editorPane.setEditorValue(content);
-        this.select();
-        setTabText(getPath().getFileName().toString());
-        setChangedProperty(false);
+        try {
+            String content = IOHelper.readFile(getPath());
+            editorPane.setEditorValue(content);
+            this.select();
+            setTabText(getPath().getFileName().toString());
+            setChangedProperty(false);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            closeIt();
+        }
+
     }
 
     private synchronized void save() {
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@ public void select() {
         this.getTabPane().getSelectionModel().select(this);
     }
 
-    private void closeIt() {
+    public void closeIt() {
         threadService.runActionLater(() -> {
             tabService.getClosedPaths().add(Optional.ofNullable(getPath()));
             this.getTabPane().getTabs().remove(this); // keep it here
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kodedu/other/IOHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/kodedu/other/IOHelper.java
index 1c3308aa6..196a1ad0b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kodedu/other/IOHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kodedu/other/IOHelper.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public static String readFile(Path path) {
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.error("Problem occured while reading file {}", path, e);
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
         return content;
     }
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ private static Charset detectCharset(File f, String[] charsets, byte[] bytes) {
             }
         }
 
-        throw new RuntimeException("Charset not found, can't open this file ");
+        throw new RuntimeException("Charset not detected, can't open this file ");
     }
 
     private static Charset detectCharset(File f, Charset charset, byte[] bytes) {