diff --git a/data/pigui/modules/saveloadgame.lua b/data/pigui/modules/saveloadgame.lua
index 6bc0ed7192..2f3c608e61 100644
--- a/data/pigui/modules/saveloadgame.lua
+++ b/data/pigui/modules/saveloadgame.lua
@@ -274,10 +274,10 @@ function SaveLoadWindow:makeFileList()
 	if not ok then
 		Notification.add(Notification.Type.Error, lui.COULD_NOT_LOAD_SAVE_FILES, files --[[@as string]])
 		self.files = {}
+	else
+		self.files = files
 	end
 
-	self.files = files
-
 	table.sort(self.files, function(a, b)
 		return a.mtime.timestamp > b.mtime.timestamp
 	end)