diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index eb0ccd0ba7ef7..4b248ad5e4180 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -724,9 +724,8 @@ impl Document {
         let mut file = std::fs::File::open(&path)?;
         let (rope, ..) = from_reader(&mut file, Some(encoding))?;
 
-        // TODO: Handle error
-        if self.load_history().is_err() {
-            panic!();
+        if let Err(e) = self.load_history() {
+            log::error!("{}", e);
             // Calculate the difference between the buffer and source text, and apply it.
             // This is not considered a modification of the contents of the file regardless
             // of the encoding.
@@ -735,7 +734,6 @@ impl Document {
             self.append_changes_to_history(view);
             self.reset_modified();
         }
-        log::info!("{:#?}", self.history.get_mut());
         self.last_saved_time = SystemTime::now();
 
         self.detect_indent_and_line_ending();