diff --git a/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit1.c b/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit1.c
index 8164b641313..3693220751b 100644
--- a/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit1.c
+++ b/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit1.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ load_to_stream( GncHtmlWebkit* self, URLType type,
     DEBUG( "type %s, location %s, label %s", type ? type : "(null)",
            location ? location : "(null)", label ? label : "(null)");
 
-    g_return_if_fail( self != NULL );
+    g_return_val_if_fail( self != NULL, FALSE );
 
     if ( gnc_html_stream_handlers != NULL )
     {