diff --git a/system/libs/pot/OTS_MonstersList.php b/system/libs/pot/OTS_MonstersList.php
index 5e9a424c..7ad19fd6 100644
--- a/system/libs/pot/OTS_MonstersList.php
+++ b/system/libs/pot/OTS_MonstersList.php
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ class OTS_MonstersList implements Iterator, Countable, ArrayAccess
             // loads file
             $monster = new OTS_Monster();
 			//echo $this->monstersPath . $this->monsters[$name];
-            $monster->loadXML(trim(file_get_contents($this->monstersPath . $this->monsters[$name])));
+           if(file_exists($this->monstersPath . $this->monsters[$name])) {
+				$monster->loadXML(trim(file_get_contents($this->monstersPath . $this->monsters[$name])));
+			}
             return $monster;
         }