diff --git a/FileSettingsReader.cpp b/FileSettingsReader.cpp
index 8affbf12..ad551b6c 100644
--- a/FileSettingsReader.cpp
+++ b/FileSettingsReader.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "Interface/File.h"
 
 CFileSettingsReader::CFileSettingsReader(std::string pFile)
+	: has_error(false)
 {
 	read(pFile);
 }
@@ -54,11 +55,17 @@ std::vector<std::string> CFileSettingsReader::getKeys()
 	return ret;
 }
 
+bool CFileSettingsReader::hasError()
+{
+	return has_error;
+}
+
 void CFileSettingsReader::read(const std::string& pFile )
 {
 	std::auto_ptr<IFile> file(Server->openFile(pFile));
 	if (file.get() == NULL)
 	{
+		has_error = true;
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/FileSettingsReader.h b/FileSettingsReader.h
index f39944ae..4f0ef6e9 100644
--- a/FileSettingsReader.h
+++ b/FileSettingsReader.h
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ public:
 
 	virtual std::vector<std::string> getKeys();
 
+	bool hasError();
+
 private:
 
 	void read(const std::string& pFile);
 	
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> mSettingsMap;
+
+	bool has_error;
 };
 
diff --git a/Server.cpp b/Server.cpp
index 96d4180d..3d51d061 100644
--- a/Server.cpp
+++ b/Server.cpp
@@ -1393,7 +1393,13 @@ IThreadPool *CServer::getThreadPool(void)
 
 ISettingsReader* CServer::createFileSettingsReader(const std::string& pFile)
 {
-	return new CFileSettingsReader(pFile);
+	CFileSettingsReader* ret = new CFileSettingsReader(pFile);
+	if (ret->hasError())
+	{
+		delete ret;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 ISettingsReader* CServer::createDBSettingsReader(THREAD_ID tid, DATABASE_ID pIdentifier, const std::string &pTable, const std::string &pSQL)