diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/STL.pm b/lib/Slic3r/STL.pm
index 872957b0b..4536c8892 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/STL.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/STL.pm
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ sub parse_file {
         }
     }
     
+    die "Invalid input file\n" if !@{$print->layers};
+    
     # remove last layer if empty
     # (we might have created it because of the $max_layer = ... + 1 code below)
     pop @{$print->layers} if !@{$print->layers->[-1]->surfaces} && !@{$print->layers->[-1]->lines};