diff --git a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
index 9f4df1d1c..a835d721d 100644
--- a/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
+++ b/SPD-classes/src/main/java/com/watabou/utils/FileUtils.java
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ public class FileUtils {
 	public static Bundle bundleFromFile( String fileName ) throws IOException{
 		try {
 			FileHandle file = getFileHandle( fileName );
+			if (!file.exists() || file.isDirectory() || file.length() == 0) {
+				throw new IOException("file does not exist!");
+			}
 			return bundleFromStream(file.read());
 		} catch (GdxRuntimeException e){
 			//game classes expect an IO exception, so wrap the GDX exception in that
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/InterlevelScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/InterlevelScene.java
index 2c94bf5fd..907a9992b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/InterlevelScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/InterlevelScene.java
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class InterlevelScene extends PixelScene {
 				else if (error.getMessage() != null &&
 						error.getMessage().equals("old save")) errorMsg = Messages.get(this, "io_error");
 
-				else throw new RuntimeException("fatal error occured while moving between floors. " +
+				else throw new RuntimeException("fatal error occurred while moving between floors. " +
 							"Seed:" + Dungeon.seed + " depth:" + Dungeon.depth, error);
 
 				add( new WndError( errorMsg ) {
@@ -326,11 +326,13 @@ public class InterlevelScene extends PixelScene {
 					s += "\n";
 					s += t.toString();
 				}
-				ShatteredPixelDungeon.reportException(
-						new RuntimeException("waited more than 10 seconds on levelgen. " +
-								"Seed:" + Dungeon.seed + " depth:" + Dungeon.depth + " trace:" +
-								s)
-				);
+				//we care about reporting game logic exceptions, not slow IO
+				if (!s.contains("FileUtils.bundleToFile")){
+					ShatteredPixelDungeon.reportException(
+							new RuntimeException("waited more than 10 seconds on levelgen. " +
+									"Seed:" + Dungeon.seed + " depth:" + Dungeon.depth + " trace:" +
+									s));
+				}
 			}
 			break;
 		}