diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index c91c96a175105..da3b3c44c63e3 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -1318,7 +1318,11 @@ fn reload_all(
         // Ensure that the view is synced with the document's history.
         view.sync_changes(doc);
 
-        doc.reload(view, &cx.editor.diff_providers)?;
+        if let Err(error) = doc.reload(view, &cx.editor.diff_providers) {
+            cx.editor.set_error(format!("{}", error));
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if let Some(path) = doc.path() {
             cx.editor
                 .language_servers
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 5f3595eeb32a7..f813c7424a835 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -993,11 +993,13 @@ impl Document {
         provider_registry: &DiffProviderRegistry,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let encoding = self.encoding;
-        let path = self
-            .path()
-            .filter(|path| path.exists())
-            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("can't find file to reload from {:?}", self.display_name()))?
-            .to_owned();
+        let path = match self.path() {
+            None => return Ok(()),
+            Some(path) => match path.exists() {
+                true => path.to_owned(),
+                false => bail!("can't find file to reload from {:?}", self.display_name()),
+            },
+        };
 
         // Once we have a valid path we check if its readonly status has changed
         self.detect_readonly();