diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/MainActivity.java
index 2694b1316..005d80f1f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/MainActivity.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.R;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.base.BaseActivity;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.bookmark.BookmarkItem;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.bookmark.BookmarksActivity;
+import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.extensions.ContextExtensionsKt;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.help.HelpActivity;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.history.HistoryActivity;
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.history.HistoryListItem;
@@ -1090,24 +1091,26 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity implements WebViewCallback,
       && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT != 23)) {
       if (file.exists()) {
         zimReaderContainer.setZimFile(file);
-        if (clearHistory) {
-          requestClearHistoryAfterLoad = true;
-        }
-        if (menu != null) {
-          initAllMenuItems();
+        if (zimReaderContainer.getZimFileReader() != null) {
+          if (clearHistory) {
+            requestClearHistoryAfterLoad = true;
+          }
+          if (menu != null) {
+            initAllMenuItems();
+          } else {
+            // Menu may not be initialized yet. In this case
+            // signal to menu create to show
+            requestInitAllMenuItems = true;
+          }
+          openMainPage();
+          presenter.loadCurrentZimBookmarksUrl();
         } else {
-          // Menu may not be initialized yet. In this case
-          // signal to menu create to show
-          requestInitAllMenuItems = true;
+          ContextExtensionsKt.toast(this, R.string.error_file_invalid, Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
+          showHomePage();
         }
-        openMainPage();
-        presenter.loadCurrentZimBookmarksUrl();
       } else {
         Log.w(TAG_KIWIX, "ZIM file doesn't exist at " + file.getAbsolutePath());
-
-        Toast.makeText(this, getResources().getString(R.string.error_file_not_found),
-          Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
-          .show();
+        ContextExtensionsKt.toast(this, R.string.error_file_not_found, Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
         showHomePage();
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/ZimFileReader.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/ZimFileReader.kt
index eecfea347..a9ba63cb0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/ZimFileReader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/ZimFileReader.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import io.reactivex.Single
 import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers
+import org.kiwix.kiwixlib.JNIKiwixException
 import org.kiwix.kiwixlib.JNIKiwixInt
 import org.kiwix.kiwixlib.JNIKiwixReader
 import org.kiwix.kiwixlib.JNIKiwixString
@@ -51,11 +52,15 @@ class ZimFileReader(
   private val sharedPreferenceUtil: SharedPreferenceUtil
 ) {
   interface Factory {
-    fun create(file: File): ZimFileReader
+    fun create(file: File): ZimFileReader?
 
     class Impl @Inject constructor(val sharedPreferenceUtil: SharedPreferenceUtil) : Factory {
       override fun create(file: File) =
-        ZimFileReader(file, sharedPreferenceUtil = sharedPreferenceUtil)
+        try {
+          ZimFileReader(file, sharedPreferenceUtil = sharedPreferenceUtil)
+        } catch (ignore: JNIKiwixException) {
+          null
+        }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/fileselect_view/StorageObserver.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/fileselect_view/StorageObserver.kt
index 7b095bd20..f2fd4fcfc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/fileselect_view/StorageObserver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/zim_manager/fileselect_view/StorageObserver.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.zim_manager.fileselect_view
 
+import io.reactivex.Flowable
 import io.reactivex.functions.BiFunction
 import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.database.newdb.dao.FetchDownloadDao
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ class StorageObserver @Inject constructor(
   private val zimReaderFactory: ZimFileReader.Factory
 ) {
 
-  val booksOnFileSystem
+  val booksOnFileSystem: Flowable<List<BookOnDisk>>
     get() = scanFiles()
       .withLatestFrom(downloadDao.downloads(), BiFunction(::toFilesThatAreNotDownloading))
-      .map { it.map(::convertToBookOnDisk) }
+      .map { it.mapNotNull(::convertToBookOnDisk) }
 
   private fun scanFiles() = fileSearch.scan().subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
 
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ class StorageObserver @Inject constructor(
   private fun fileHasNoMatchingDownload(downloads: List<DownloadModel>, file: File) =
     downloads.firstOrNull { file.absolutePath.endsWith(it.fileNameFromUrl) } == null
 
-  private fun convertToBookOnDisk(file: File) = BookOnDisk(file, zimReaderFactory.create(file))
+  private fun convertToBookOnDisk(file: File) =
+    zimReaderFactory.create(file)?.let { BookOnDisk(file, it) }
 }