diff --git a/src/gui/value/text.cpp b/src/gui/value/text.cpp
index 5033a786..8836f940 100644
--- a/src/gui/value/text.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/value/text.cpp
@@ -1356,11 +1356,12 @@ void TextValueEditor::findWordLists() {
         break;
       }
     }
-    if (!word_list) {
-      throw Error(_ERROR_1_("word list type not found", name));
-    }
     // add to word_lists
-    word_lists.push_back(make_intrusive<WordListPos>(pos, end, word_list));
+    if (word_list) {
+      word_lists.push_back(make_intrusive<WordListPos>(pos, end, word_list));
+    } else {
+      queue_message(MESSAGE_WARNING, _ERROR_1_("word list type not found", name));
+    }
     // next
     pos = str.find(_("<word-list-"), end);
   }