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@@ -295,8 +295,15 @@
public class Store implements HConstants {
     long maxSeqIdInLog = -1;
     NavigableMap<HStoreKey, byte []> reconstructedCache =
       new TreeMap<HStoreKey, byte []>(this.comparator);
-    SequenceFile.Reader logReader = new SequenceFile.Reader(this.fs,
-      reconstructionLog, this.conf);
+    SequenceFile.Reader logReader = null;
+    try {
+      logReader = new SequenceFile.Reader(this.fs, reconstructionLog, this.conf);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      LOG.warn("Failed opening reconstruction log though check for null-size passed. " +
+        "POSSIBLE DATA LOSS!! Soldiering on", e);
+      return;
+    }
+
     try {
       HLogKey key = new HLogKey();
       HLogEdit val = new HLogEdit();
@@ -1842,4 +1849,4 @@
public class Store implements HConstants {
     }
     return true;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
