diff --git a/lib/less-browser/index.js b/lib/less-browser/index.js
index 69c75762..f0762bed 100644
--- a/lib/less-browser/index.js
+++ b/lib/less-browser/index.js
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ less.refresh = function (reload, modifyVars, clearFileCache) {
             if (e) {
                 errors.add(e, e.href || sheet.href);
                 reject(e);
+                return;
             }
             if (webInfo.local) {
                 less.logger.info("loading " + sheet.href + " from cache.");