diff --git a/global-functions.rsc b/global-functions.rsc
index 74ca91b0..50426b69 100644
--- a/global-functions.rsc
+++ b/global-functions.rsc
@@ -559,12 +559,10 @@
 :set FileGet do={
   :local FileName [ :tostr $1 ];
 
-  :local FileVal;
+  :local FileVal false;
   :do {
     :set FileVal [ /file/get $FileName ];
-  } on-error={
-    :return false;
-  }
+  } on-error={ }
 
   :return $FileVal;
 }