diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java
index 7fb68a7c2f..c4e72ad881 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/example/http/file/HttpStaticFileServerHandler.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class HttpStaticFileServerHandler extends SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler {
         }
         if (!file.isFile()) {
             sendError(ctx, HttpResponseStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+            return;
         }
 
         RandomAccessFile raf;