diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl b/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl
index 82d2d074..03769187 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_dialyzer.erl
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ read_plt(_State, Plt) ->
             Result;
         {error, no_such_file} ->
             error;
+        {error, not_valid} ->
+            Error = io_lib:format("Could not read the PLT file ~p", [Plt]),
+            throw({dialyzer_error, Error});
         {error, read_error} ->
             Error = io_lib:format("Could not read the PLT file ~p", [Plt]),
             throw({dialyzer_error, Error})