diff --git a/src/ui/QGCMAVLinkLogPlayer.cc b/src/ui/QGCMAVLinkLogPlayer.cc
index e4b39a5e394000b74de9f8c261df7071dd7b248b..46ff760050955de59f1eaa3faf86231ca0d9d386 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCMAVLinkLogPlayer.cc
+++ b/src/ui/QGCMAVLinkLogPlayer.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QtEndian>
 
@@ -136,7 +135,9 @@ void QGCMAVLinkLogPlayer::reset()
 {
     pause();
     loopCounter = 0;
-    logFile.reset();
+    if (logFile.isOpen()) {
+        logFile.reset();
+    }
 
     // Now update the position slider to its default location
     updatePositionSliderUi(0.0);