diff --git a/thirdparty/excelreader/Excel/reader.php b/thirdparty/excelreader/Excel/reader.php
index 8d7f8c1..41891d0 100644
--- a/thirdparty/excelreader/Excel/reader.php
+++ b/thirdparty/excelreader/Excel/reader.php
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class Spreadsheet_Excel_Reader {
         	// check error code
         	if($this->_ole->error == 1) {
         	// bad file
-        		die('The filename ' . $sFileName . ' is not readable');	
+        		// die('The filename ' . $sFileName . ' is not readable');	
+                return;
         	}
         	// check other error codes here (eg bad fileformat, etc...)
         }