Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/HydraRing/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseHelper.cs
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diff -u -r76e7f2d96ecaa823b6ef4f63bd5faef63886a0d5 -rc9e2962f380ccab0d9fcb743bb7df7cb95b7928e
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/HydraRing/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseHelper.cs	(.../HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseHelper.cs)	(revision 76e7f2d96ecaa823b6ef4f63bd5faef63886a0d5)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/HydraRing/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseHelper.cs	(.../HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseHelper.cs)	(revision c9e2962f380ccab0d9fcb743bb7df7cb95b7928e)
@@ -79,19 +79,20 @@
                 }
                 string hlcdFilePath = Path.Combine(directoryName, hlcdFileName);
                 using (new HydraulicLocationConfigurationSqLiteDatabaseReader(hlcdFilePath)) {}
+
+                using (var validator = new HydraRingSettingsDatabaseValidator(settingsDatabaseFileName, preprocessorDirectory))
+                {
+                    if (!validator.ValidateSchema())
+                    {
+                        return Resources.HydraRingSettingsDatabase_Hydraulic_calculation_settings_database_has_invalid_schema;
+                    }
+                }
             }
             catch (CriticalFileReadException e)
             {
                 return e.Message;
             }
 
-            using (var validator = new HydraRingSettingsDatabaseValidator(settingsDatabaseFileName, preprocessorDirectory))
-            {
-                if (!validator.ValidateSchema())
-                {
-                    return Resources.HydraRingSettingsDatabase_Hydraulic_calculation_settings_database_has_invalid_schema;
-                }
-            }
             return null;
         }