diff --git a/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp b/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp
index 1cb6189c3b..8537f921e9 100644
--- a/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp
+++ b/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ void WinEDA_App::MacOpenFile(const wxString &fileName) {
     wxFileName    filename = fileName;
     wxString      oldPath;
     WinEDA_CvpcbFrame * frame = ((WinEDA_CvpcbFrame*)GetTopWindow());
+    
+    if(!filename.FileExists())
+	return;
 
     if( frame->m_NetlistFileName.DirExists() )
         oldPath = frame->m_NetlistFileName.GetPath();
diff --git a/eeschema/eeschema.cpp b/eeschema/eeschema.cpp
index df45fe8bd1..73c430ec73 100644
--- a/eeschema/eeschema.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/eeschema.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ IMPLEMENT_APP( WinEDA_App )
  * http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/WxMac-specific_topics
  */
 void WinEDA_App::MacOpenFile(const wxString &fileName) {
+    wxFileName    filename = fileName;
     WinEDA_SchematicFrame * frame = ((WinEDA_SchematicFrame*) GetTopWindow());
+
+    if(!filename.FileExists())
+        return;
+
     frame->LoadOneEEProject( fileName, false );
 }
 
diff --git a/gerbview/gerbview.cpp b/gerbview/gerbview.cpp
index 1dc65894e9..e77a2d3266 100644
--- a/gerbview/gerbview.cpp
+++ b/gerbview/gerbview.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ IMPLEMENT_APP( WinEDA_App )
  * http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/WxMac-specific_topics
  */
 void WinEDA_App::MacOpenFile(const wxString &fileName) {
+    wxFileName    filename = fileName;
     WinEDA_GerberFrame * frame = ((WinEDA_GerberFrame*)GetTopWindow());
+
+    if(!filename.FileExists())
+        return;
+
     frame->LoadOneGerberFile( fileName, FALSE );
 }
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp b/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp
index 1955482eac..ed9a7294c1 100644
--- a/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ IMPLEMENT_APP( WinEDA_App )
  * http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/WxMac-specific_topics
  */
 void WinEDA_App::MacOpenFile(const wxString &fileName) {
-    WinEDA_PcbFrame * frame = ((WinEDA_PcbFrame*) GetTopWindow());;
+    wxFileName    filename = fileName;
+    WinEDA_PcbFrame * frame = ((WinEDA_PcbFrame*) GetTopWindow());
+  
+    if(!filename.FileExists())
+        return;
+
     frame->LoadOnePcbFile( fileName, FALSE );
 }