diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index 5c966805a8d..e887174ad68 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -91,8 +91,11 @@ class report_xml(osv.osv):
 		for report in self.browse(cursor, user, ids, context=context):
 			data = report[name + '_data']
 			if not data and report[name[:-8]]:
-				fp = tools.file_open(report[name[:-8]], mode='rb')
-				data = fp.read()
+				try:
+					fp = tools.file_open(report[name[:-8]], mode='rb')
+					data = fp.read()
+				except:
+					data = False
 			res[report.id] = data
 		return res