diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ifc.py
index b83287a98a..68506bb125 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ifc.py
@@ -96,10 +96,13 @@ class IfcStore:
             try:
                 IfcStore.cache = ifcopenshell.geom.serializers.hdf5(IfcStore.cache_path, cache_settings)
             except:
-                os.remove(IfcStore.cache_path)
-                try:
-                    IfcStore.cache = ifcopenshell.geom.serializers.hdf5(IfcStore.cache_path, cache_settings)
-                except:
+                if os.path.exists(IfcStore.cache_path):
+                    os.remove(IfcStore.cache_path)
+                    try:
+                        IfcStore.cache = ifcopenshell.geom.serializers.hdf5(IfcStore.cache_path, cache_settings)
+                    except:
+                        return
+                else:
                     return
         return IfcStore.cache