diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 5164d3519..5c109cbcd 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -1118,6 +1118,9 @@ bool OBSBasic::LoadService()
 	obs_data_t *data =
 		obs_data_create_from_json_file_safe(serviceJsonPath, "bak");
 
+	if (!data)
+		return false;
+
 	obs_data_set_default_string(data, "type", "rtmp_common");
 	type = obs_data_get_string(data, "type");