diff --git a/src/gui/DownloadRideDialog.cpp b/src/gui/DownloadRideDialog.cpp
index 3eab9a5a0..cf9b59afc 100644
--- a/src/gui/DownloadRideDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DownloadRideDialog.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ DownloadRideDialog::downloadClicked()
                               tr("Could not open device, ") + device +
                               + ": " + strerror(errno));
         reject();
+        return;
     }
     pt_make_async(fd);
     label->setText(tr("Reading version information..."));