diff --git a/account_ebics/__manifest__.py b/account_ebics/__manifest__.py
index 6b670b0..8b9f378 100644
--- a/account_ebics/__manifest__.py
+++ b/account_ebics/__manifest__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "Download bank statements and upload payment files directly from Odoo, "
         "using the European EBICS standard"
     ),
-    "version": "18.0.1.3.0",
+    "version": "18.0.1.3.1",
     "license": "LGPL-3",
     "author": "Noviat",
     "website": "https://www.noviat.com/",
diff --git a/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py b/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py
index 9c0c35f..f414cb4 100644
--- a/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py
+++ b/account_ebics/models/ebics_file.py
@@ -568,10 +568,14 @@ class EbicsFile(models.Model):
         """
         datas = []
         file_data = base64.b64decode(self.data)
-        root = etree.fromstring(file_data, parser=etree.XMLParser(recover=True))
+        try:
+            root = etree.fromstring(file_data, parser=etree.XMLParser(recover=True))
+        except etree.XMLSyntaxError:
+            root = None
         if root is None:
             message = self.env._("Invalid XML file.")
             res["notifications"].append({"type": "error", "message": message})
+            return datas
         ns = {k or "ns": v for k, v in root.nsmap.items()}
         camt_variant = ns["ns"].split("camt.")[1][:3]
         variant_tags = {