diff --git a/RecordRTC.js b/RecordRTC.js
index 1bccef53..d3226f28 100644
--- a/RecordRTC.js
+++ b/RecordRTC.js
@@ -1881,6 +1881,7 @@ function setSrcObject(stream, element) {
 /**
  * @param {Blob} file - File or Blob object.
  * @param {function} callback - Callback function.
+ * @returns {Blob} seekableFile - New seekable File or Blob; returns null if error occurred
  * @example
  * getSeekableBlob(blob or file, callback);
  * @see {@link https://github.com/muaz-khan/RecordRTC|RecordRTC Source Code}
@@ -1897,18 +1898,28 @@ function getSeekableBlob(inputBlob, callback) {
 
     var fileReader = new FileReader();
     fileReader.onload = function(e) {
-        var ebmlElms = decoder.decode(this.result);
-        ebmlElms.forEach(function(element) {
-            reader.read(element);
-        });
-        reader.stop();
-        var refinedMetadataBuf = tools.makeMetadataSeekable(reader.metadatas, reader.duration, reader.cues);
-        var body = this.result.slice(reader.metadataSize);
-        var newBlob = new Blob([refinedMetadataBuf, body], {
-            type: 'video/webm'
-        });
+        try {
+            var ebmlElms = decoder.decode(this.result);
+            ebmlElms.forEach(function(element) {
+                reader.read(element);
+            });
+            reader.stop();
+            var refinedMetadataBuf = tools.makeMetadataSeekable(reader.metadatas, reader.duration, reader.cues);
+            var body = this.result.slice(reader.metadataSize);
+            var newBlob = new Blob([refinedMetadataBuf, body], {
+                type: 'video/webm'
+            });
 
-        callback(newBlob);
+            callback(newBlob);
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            console.error("Could not decode file to make it seekable", {error});
+            callback(null);
+        }
+    };
+    fileReader.onerror = function(error) {
+        console.error("An error occurred attempting to load file", {error});
+        callback(null);
     };
     fileReader.readAsArrayBuffer(inputBlob);
 }