diff --git a/Classes/Library/TLOFileLogger.m b/Classes/Library/TLOFileLogger.m
index 1c5c08f160..42d1894085 100755
--- a/Classes/Library/TLOFileLogger.m
+++ b/Classes/Library/TLOFileLogger.m
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ - (NSDictionary *)propertyList /* @private */
 {
 	if (self.writePlainText == NO) {
 		NSData *rawData = [_NSFileManager() contentsAtPath:self.filename];
-
+		if (PointerIsEmpty(rawData) || rawData.length == 0)
+			return [NSDictionary dictionary];
+		
 		NSString *readError;
 
 		NSDictionary *plist = [NSPropertyListSerialization propertyListFromData:rawData