diff --git a/gramps/gui/dbman.py b/gramps/gui/dbman.py
index aa87d5424..16832feb0 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/dbman.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/dbman.py
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ class DbManager(CLIDbManager):
             ErrorDialog(
                 _("Opening the '%s' database") % name,
                 _("An attempt to convert the database failed. Perhaps it needs updating."))
+            return
         plugin_manager = GuiPluginManager.get_instance()
         export_function = None
         for plugin in plugin_manager.get_export_plugins():