diff --git a/src/data.cpp b/src/data.cpp
index 2f22549..e4d9f98 100644
--- a/src/data.cpp
+++ b/src/data.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ static bool layer(CTX &ctx, Data::Layer &l)
 
 bool Data::load(const QByteArray &ba)
 {
+	if (ba.isEmpty())
+		return true;
+
 	CTX ctx(ba);
 
 	while (ctx.bp < ctx.be) {