diff --git a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
index 9783b7928cd..340b2437324 100644
--- a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
+++ b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.storage.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.Printer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.keysToMap
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
 import java.util.*
 
 
@@ -47,11 +48,16 @@ open class LookupStorage(targetDataDir: File) : BasicMapsOwner(targetDataDir) {
     private var deletedCount: Int = 0
 
     init {
-        if (countersFile.exists()) {
-            val lines = countersFile.readLines()
-            size = lines[0].toInt()
-            deletedCount = lines[1].toInt()
+        try {
+            if (countersFile.exists()) {
+                val lines = countersFile.readLines()
+                size = lines[0].toInt()
+                deletedCount = lines[1].toInt()
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            throw IOException("Could not read $countersFile", e)
         }
+
     }
 
     @Synchronized
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/JpsLookupStorage.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/JpsLookupStorage.kt
index f67fab4be2f..1b565144a49 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/JpsLookupStorage.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/JpsLookupStorage.kt
@@ -16,16 +16,22 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.incremental
 
+import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.storage.BuildDataCorruptedException
 import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.storage.StorageProvider
 import org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.storage.BuildDataManager
 import org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.storage.StorageOwner
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.LookupStorage
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
 
 @Synchronized
 fun <T> BuildDataManager.withLookupStorage(fn: (LookupStorage) -> T): T {
-    val lookupStorage = getStorage(KotlinDataContainerTarget, JpsLookupStorageProvider)
-    return fn(lookupStorage)
+    try {
+        val lookupStorage = getStorage(KotlinDataContainerTarget, JpsLookupStorageProvider)
+        return fn(lookupStorage)
+    } catch (e: IOException) {
+        throw BuildDataCorruptedException(e)
+    }
 }
 
 private object JpsLookupStorageProvider : StorageProvider<JpsLookupStorage>() {