diff --git a/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/tests/test_torrentinfo_endpoint.py b/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/tests/test_torrentinfo_endpoint.py
index d4b18ecca79..c998843f5ac 100644
--- a/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/tests/test_torrentinfo_endpoint.py
+++ b/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/tests/test_torrentinfo_endpoint.py
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ def verify_valid_dict(json_data):
     # Corrupt file
     await do_request(rest_api, url, params={'uri': _path('test_rss.xml')}, expected_code=500)
 
+    # Non-existing file
+    await do_request(rest_api, url, params={'uri': _path('non_existing.torrent')}, expected_code=500)
+
     path = "http://localhost:1234/ubuntu.torrent"
 
     async def mock_http_query(*_):
diff --git a/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/torrentinfo_endpoint.py b/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/torrentinfo_endpoint.py
index f0bc1b10a32..435d1dc2531 100644
--- a/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/torrentinfo_endpoint.py
+++ b/src/tribler/core/components/libtorrent/restapi/torrentinfo_endpoint.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async def get_torrent_info(self, request):
             try:
                 tdef = TorrentDef.load(file)
                 metainfo = tdef.metainfo
-            except (TypeError, ValueError, RuntimeError):
+            except (FileNotFoundError, TypeError, ValueError, RuntimeError):
                 return RESTResponse({"error": f"error while decoding torrent file: {file}"},
                                     status=HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
         elif scheme in (HTTP_SCHEME, HTTPS_SCHEME):