diff --git a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
index 608742a40..76968ae5b 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/__init__.py
@@ -640,7 +640,10 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             fr = flow.FlowReader(f)
         except IOError, v:
             return v.strerror
-        flow.FlowMaster.load_flows(self, fr)
+        try:
+            flow.FlowMaster.load_flows(self, fr)
+        except flow.FlowReadError, v:
+            return v.strerror
         f.close()
         if self.conn_list_view:
             self.sync_list_view()
diff --git a/libmproxy/dump.py b/libmproxy/dump.py
index 2ad88cfcc..d71aed42b 100644
--- a/libmproxy/dump.py
+++ b/libmproxy/dump.py
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
                 freader = flow.FlowReader(f)
             except IOError, v:
                 raise DumpError(v.strerror)
-            self.load_flows(freader)
+            try:
+                self.load_flows(freader)
+            except flow.FlowReadError, v:
+                raise DumpError(v)
 
 
     def _readflow(self, path):