diff --git a/Signal Generator/Settings.cs b/Signal Generator/Settings.cs
index 760ce1b..3a3bfc7 100644
--- a/Signal Generator/Settings.cs	
+++ b/Signal Generator/Settings.cs	
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
 
@@ -41,10 +42,15 @@ namespace Signal_Generator.Properties {
         public static ObservableCollection<IAnalogSignal> LoadSignals()
         {
             BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
-            using (FileStream fs = new FileStream("settings.dat", FileMode.Open))
+            try
             {
-                if (!fs.CanRead) return null;
-                return (ObservableCollection<IAnalogSignal>)formatter.Deserialize(fs);
+                using (FileStream fs = new FileStream("settings.dat", FileMode.Open))
+                {
+                    return (ObservableCollection<IAnalogSignal>)formatter.Deserialize(fs);
+                }
+            } catch
+            {
+                return null;
             }
         }
     }