diff --git a/internal/http/dj_handlers.go b/internal/http/dj_handlers.go
index d0d7aaf..6def03b 100644
--- a/internal/http/dj_handlers.go
+++ b/internal/http/dj_handlers.go
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ func (dj *DJHandlers) PlaylistNext(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 			bs, be, err := oggtag.ReadFile(nxt)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println("cannot read an OGG file", nxt, ":", err)
+				http.Error(w, "cannot read an OGG file", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
 			}
 
 			song := radio.Song_{