diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_replay.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_replay.cpp
index e7f04411f..7cfb9e476 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_replay.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/d3d11_replay.cpp
@@ -2066,6 +2066,12 @@ ReplayCreateStatus D3D11_CreateReplayDevice(const char *logfile, IReplayDriver *
         wrappedDev->SetLogFile(logfile);
       wrappedDev->SetLogVersion(initParams.SerialiseVersion);
 
+      if(wrappedDev->GetSerialiser()->HasError())
+      {
+        SAFE_RELEASE(wrappedDev);
+        return eReplayCreate_FileIOFailed;
+      }
+
       RDCLOG("Created device.");
       D3D11Replay *replay = wrappedDev->GetReplay();
 
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
index c2a1506e0..7022f7e1b 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/d3d12_replay.cpp
@@ -1538,6 +1538,12 @@ ReplayCreateStatus D3D12_CreateReplayDevice(const char *logfile, IReplayDriver *
     wrappedDev->SetLogFile(logfile);
   wrappedDev->SetLogVersion(initParams.SerialiseVersion);
 
+  if(wrappedDev->GetSerialiser()->HasError())
+  {
+    SAFE_RELEASE(wrappedDev);
+    return eReplayCreate_FileIOFailed;
+  }
+
   RDCLOG("Created device.");
   D3D12Replay *replay = wrappedDev->GetReplay();
 
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.h b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.h
index 907081308..724c9ec0b 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.h
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_driver.h
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ private:
 
   ResourceId m_FakeVAOID;
 
-  Serialiser *GetSerialiser() { return m_pSerialiser; }
   uint32_t GetLogVersion() { return m_InitParams.SerialiseVersion; }
   void ProcessChunk(uint64_t offset, GLChunkType context);
   void ContextReplayLog(LogState readType, uint32_t startEventID, uint32_t endEventID, bool partial);
@@ -504,6 +503,7 @@ public:
   void ReplayLog(uint32_t startEventID, uint32_t endEventID, ReplayLogType replayType);
   void ReadLogInitialisation();
 
+  Serialiser *GetSerialiser() { return m_pSerialiser; }
   GLuint GetFakeBBFBO() { return m_FakeBB_FBO; }
   GLuint GetFakeVAO() { return m_FakeVAO; }
   FetchFrameRecord &GetFrameRecord() { return m_FrameRecord; }
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp
index d5ff5b55b..bb2761c37 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_linux.cpp
@@ -433,6 +433,12 @@ ReplayCreateStatus GL_CreateReplayDevice(const char *logfile, IReplayDriver **dr
   WrappedOpenGL *gl = new WrappedOpenGL(logfile, GetRealGLFunctions());
   gl->Initialise(initParams);
 
+  if(gl->GetSerialiser()->HasError())
+  {
+    delete gl;
+    return eReplayCreate_FileIOFailed;
+  }
+
   RDCLOG("Created device.");
   GLReplay *replay = gl->GetReplay();
   replay->SetProxy(logfile == NULL);
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp
index a06835c05..e422134fb 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_replay_win32.cpp
@@ -805,6 +805,12 @@ ReplayCreateStatus GL_CreateReplayDevice(const char *logfile, IReplayDriver **dr
   WrappedOpenGL *gl = new WrappedOpenGL(logfile, real);
   gl->Initialise(initParams);
 
+  if(gl->GetSerialiser()->HasError())
+  {
+    delete gl;
+    return eReplayCreate_FileIOFailed;
+  }
+
   RDCLOG("Created device.");
   GLReplay *replay = gl->GetReplay();
   replay->SetProxy(logfile == NULL);
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_device_funcs.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_device_funcs.cpp
index 6bd6b4963..f12a803dc 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_device_funcs.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_device_funcs.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ static void StripUnwantedLayers(vector<string> &Layers)
 
 ReplayCreateStatus WrappedVulkan::Initialise(VkInitParams &params)
 {
+  if(m_pSerialiser->HasError())
+    return eReplayCreate_FileIOFailed;
+
   m_InitParams = params;
 
   params.AppName = string("RenderDoc @ ") + params.AppName;