diff --git a/src/Gui/Document.cpp b/src/Gui/Document.cpp
index 5bced7547b..3079939e7d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Document.cpp
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ bool Document::save(void)
         catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
             QMessageBox::critical(getMainWindow(), QObject::tr("Saving document failed"),
                 QString::fromLatin1(e.what()));
+            return false;
         }
         return true;
     }