diff --git a/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.msd.converter/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/msd/converter/database/DatabaseConverter.java b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.msd.converter/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/msd/converter/database/DatabaseConverter.java
index ceaa804810..f1f5d34b8d 100644
--- a/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.msd.converter/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/msd/converter/database/DatabaseConverter.java
+++ b/chemclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.chemclipse.msd.converter/src/org/eclipse/chemclipse/msd/converter/database/DatabaseConverter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Lablicate GmbH.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2022 Lablicate GmbH.
  *
  * All rights reserved.
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ public static IProcessingInfo<IMassSpectra> convert(File file, IProgressMonitor
 	private static IProcessingInfo<IMassSpectra> getMassSpectra(final File file, IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 
 		IProcessingInfo<IMassSpectra> processingInfo = new ProcessingInfo<>();
+		if(!file.exists()) {
+			return processingInfo;
+		}
 		DatabaseConverterSupport converterSupport = getDatabaseConverterSupport();
 		try {
 			List<String> availableConverterIds = converterSupport.getAvailableConverterIds(file);