diff --git a/src/gui/folderman.cpp b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
index 909f0787dee2a..73e1f80d4ee2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderman.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ void FolderMan::editFileLocally(const QString &accountDisplayName, const QString
     constexpr auto HTTP_OK_CODE = 200;
     connect(checkTokenForEditLocally, &SimpleApiJob::resultReceived, checkTokenForEditLocally, [this, folderForFile, localFilePath, showError, accountFound, relPath] (int statusCode) {
         if (statusCode != HTTP_OK_CODE) {
+            Systray::instance()->destroyEditFileLocallyLoadingDialog();
             showError(accountFound, tr("Could not validate the request to open a file from server."), relPath);
             qCInfo(lcFolderMan()) << "token check result" << statusCode;
             return;