diff --git a/src/actions/actionExport.tsx b/src/actions/actionExport.tsx
index bfe57d64..54d832f8 100644
--- a/src/actions/actionExport.tsx
+++ b/src/actions/actionExport.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const actionLoadScene = register({
             updateData({ elements: elements, appState: appState });
           })
           .catch((error) => {
-            updateData({ error: error });
+            updateData({ error: error.message });
           });
       }}
     />
diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index d95da0e1..4c3be550 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ export class App extends React.Component<any, AppState> {
           }),
         )
         .catch((error) => {
-          this.setState({ isLoading: false, errorMessage: error });
+          this.setState({ isLoading: false, errorMessage: error.message });
         });
     } else {
       this.setState({
diff --git a/src/data/blob.ts b/src/data/blob.ts
index 53204de1..7d36208a 100644
--- a/src/data/blob.ts
+++ b/src/data/blob.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { getDefaultAppState } from "../appState";
-import { DataState } from "./types";
 import { restore } from "./restore";
 import { t } from "../i18n";
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ export async function loadFromBlob(blob: any) {
       elements = data.elements || [];
       appState = { ...defaultAppState, ...data.appState };
     } catch {
-      // Do nothing because elements array is already empty
+      throw new Error(t("alerts.couldNotLoadInvalidFile"));
     }
     return { elements, appState };
   };
@@ -38,11 +37,7 @@ export async function loadFromBlob(blob: any) {
       };
     });
   }
+
   const { elements, appState } = updateAppState(contents);
-  if (!elements.length) {
-    return Promise.reject(t("alerts.couldNotLoadInvalidFile"));
-  }
-  return new Promise<DataState>((resolve) => {
-    resolve(restore(elements, appState, { scrollToContent: true }));
-  });
+  return restore(elements, appState, { scrollToContent: true });
 }