diff --git a/src/pyj/ajax.pyj b/src/pyj/ajax.pyj
index 341ce5c95b..7a8c453e5e 100644
--- a/src/pyj/ajax.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/ajax.pyj
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ def ajax(path, on_complete, on_progress=None, bypass_cache=True, method='GET', q
         elif event is 'abort':
             xhr.error_html = str.format(_('Failed to communicate with "{}", aborted'), xhr.request_path)
         else:
-            rtext = xhr.responseText or ''
+            try:
+                rtext = xhr.responseText or ''
+            except:
+                rtext = ''
             xhr.error_html = str.format(_('Failed to communicate with "{}", with status: [{}] {}<br><br>{}'), xhr.request_path, xhr.status, xhr.statusText, rtext[:200])
 
     def progress_callback(ev):