diff --git a/src/sectionsd/sectionsd.cpp b/src/sectionsd/sectionsd.cpp
index 475d8e8d6..804012a38 100644
--- a/src/sectionsd/sectionsd.cpp
+++ b/src/sectionsd/sectionsd.cpp
@@ -4595,6 +4595,7 @@ static void *insertEventsfromFile(void *)
 	if (stat(indexname.c_str(), &buf) == 0){
 		reader_ready = true;
 		pthread_exit(NULL);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	indexname = epg_dir + "index.xml";