diff --git a/bin/report/report_sxw.py b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
index 0364511da13..5c8728301aa 100644
--- a/bin/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -361,7 +361,10 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml, preprocess.report):
             fnct = self.create_source_html2html
         else:
             raise 'Unknown Report Type'
-        return fnct(cr, uid, ids, data, report_xml, context)
+        fnct_ret = fnct(cr, uid, ids, data, report_xml, context)
+        if not fnct_ret:
+            return (False,False)
+        return fnct_ret
 
     def create_source_odt(self, cr, uid, ids, data, report_xml, context=None):
         return self.create_single_odt(cr, uid, ids, data, report_xml, context or {})
@@ -390,6 +393,8 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml, preprocess.report):
                         results.append((d,'pdf'))
                         continue
                 result = self.create_single_pdf(cr, uid, [obj.id], data, report_xml, context)
+                if not result:
+                    return False
                 try:
                     if aname:
                         name = aname+'.'+result[1]
@@ -427,6 +432,9 @@ class report_sxw(report_rml, preprocess.report):
         context = context.copy()
         title = report_xml.name
         rml = report_xml.report_rml_content
+        # if no rml file is found
+        if not rml:
+            return False
         rml_parser = self.parser(cr, uid, self.name2, context=context)
         objs = self.getObjects(cr, uid, ids, context)
         rml_parser.set_context(objs, data, ids, report_xml.report_type)
diff --git a/bin/service/web_services.py b/bin/service/web_services.py
index 168fd0b2a43..810171eb78e 100644
--- a/bin/service/web_services.py
+++ b/bin/service/web_services.py
@@ -696,15 +696,19 @@ class report_spool(netsvc.Service):
 
         def go(id, uid, ids, datas, context):
             cr = pooler.get_db(db).cursor()
+            import traceback
+            import sys
             try:
                 obj = netsvc.LocalService('report.'+object)
                 (result, format) = obj.create(cr, uid, ids, datas, context)
+                if not result:
+                    tb = sys.exc_info()
+                    self._reports[id]['exception'] = ExceptionWithTraceback('RML is not available at specified location or not enough data to print!', tb)
                 self._reports[id]['result'] = result
                 self._reports[id]['format'] = format
                 self._reports[id]['state'] = True
             except Exception, exception:
-                import traceback
-                import sys
+                
                 tb = sys.exc_info()
                 tb_s = "".join(traceback.format_exception(*tb))
                 logger = netsvc.Logger()