diff --git a/JET/loadJETdata.m b/JET/loadJETdata.m
index 43e1d62e2f979033a0794587569dc898ed0ea682..cc618ad9e72fb66b578d56beef44dc5af3ad5d7c 100644
--- a/JET/loadJETdata.m
+++ b/JET/loadJETdata.m
@@ -515,6 +515,10 @@ switch JETkeywrdcase{index}
         trace.name=[ 'jpf/' num2str(shot) '/' 'db/j3-sxr<vXX' '/1' name_ext];
       end
     end
+    if isempty(trace.t)
+      disp(['no data in ' trace.name])
+      return
+    end
   % calculating intersection of the view lines with magnetics axis 
   if strcmp(data_type_eff_noext,'sxR')
     if iloaded_data>0