diff --git a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js
index 9a3d21ac..3ed46b92 100755
--- a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function prepareTasks (tasks, storagePath, targetPath) {
 function saveToFile (data, filename) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     fs.writeFile(filename, data, (err) => {
-      if (err) throw err
+      if (err) return reject(err)
 
       resolve(filename)
     })