1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cgats/cgats.c b/cgats/cgats.c
index 84ff2c9..a39ec04 100644
--- a/cgats/cgats.c
+++ b/cgats/cgats.c
@@ -769,6 +769,10 @@ cgats_read(cgats *p, cgatsFile *fp) {
 	}
 
 	pp->del(pp);		/* Clean up the parse file */
+
+	if (p->ntables == 0)
+		return -1;		/* Failed to load any table */
+
 	return 0;
 }