diff --git a/src/manager.cpp b/src/manager.cpp
index ba4d0c75f..2c3e533f8 100644
--- a/src/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/manager.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ bool Manager::parseOpdsDom(const pugi::xml_document& doc, const std::string& url
     m_hasSearchResult = true;
   } catch(...) {
     m_hasSearchResult = false;
+    return false;
   }
 
   for (pugi::xml_node entryNode = libraryNode.child("entry"); entryNode;