Index: src/org/jboss/tools/smooks/editor/AbstractSmooksFormEditor.java
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--- src/org/jboss/tools/smooks/editor/AbstractSmooksFormEditor.java	(revision 32135)
+++ src/org/jboss/tools/smooks/editor/AbstractSmooksFormEditor.java	(working copy)
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
 				try {
 					smooksResource.load(Collections.emptyMap());
 					smooksModel = smooksResource.getContents().get(0);
-				} catch (IOException e) {
+				} catch (Exception e) {
 					initSmooksModelException = e;
 				}
 			} else {