Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/SoilProfile/SoilProfile2DReader.cs
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diff -u -ra557c00f0de18bc9636711c7dbb0c3ab428c21b6 -r04a45b3782351c22d18c92853b9029ad98906ebc
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/SoilProfile/SoilProfile2DReader.cs	(.../SoilProfile2DReader.cs)	(revision a557c00f0de18bc9636711c7dbb0c3ab428c21b6)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/SoilProfile/SoilProfile2DReader.cs	(.../SoilProfile2DReader.cs)	(revision 04a45b3782351c22d18c92853b9029ad98906ebc)
@@ -174,10 +174,12 @@
             var soilLayerGeometryLookup = new Dictionary<SoilLayer2DGeometry, Layer2DProperties>();
 
             long soilProfileId = criticalProperties.ProfileId;
-            var properties = new RequiredProfileProperties(this, criticalProperties.ProfileName);
+            RequiredProfileProperties properties;
 
             try
             {
+                properties = new RequiredProfileProperties(this, criticalProperties.ProfileName);
+
                 var geometryReader = new SoilLayer2DGeometryReader();
                 for (var i = 1; i <= criticalProperties.LayerCount; i++)
                 {