diff --git a/libsaria/prefs.cpp b/libsaria/prefs.cpp
index fafe5f29..5e3ba3ff 100644
--- a/libsaria/prefs.cpp
+++ b/libsaria/prefs.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ namespace libsaria
 
 	void prefs::load()
 	{
+		unsigned int size;
 		InFile in("preferences");
-		unsigned int size = in.read_ui();
+		if (!in.good())
+			return;
+
+		size = in.read_ui();
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < size; i++)
 			load_pref(in);
 	}