diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
index caffe5793..ded08b024 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
@@ -1260,22 +1260,27 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
                 hideDropTarget();
             })
             .on("drop",function(event) {
-                if ($.inArray("text/plain",event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.types) != -1) {
-                    var data = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain");
-                    data = data.substring(data.indexOf('['),data.lastIndexOf(']')+1);
-                    importNodes(data);
-                } else if ($.inArray("Files",event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.types) != -1) {
-                    var files = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.files;
-                    if (files.length === 1) {
-                        var file = files[0];
-                        var reader = new FileReader();
-                        reader.onload = (function(theFile) {
-                            return function(e) {
-                                importNodes(e.target.result);
-                            };
-                        })(file);
-                        reader.readAsText(file);
+                try {
+                    if ($.inArray("text/plain",event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.types) != -1) {
+                        var data = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain");
+                        data = data.substring(data.indexOf('['),data.lastIndexOf(']')+1);
+                        importNodes(data);
+                    } else if ($.inArray("Files",event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.types) != -1) {
+                        var files = event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.files;
+                        if (files.length === 1) {
+                            var file = files[0];
+                            var reader = new FileReader();
+                            reader.onload = (function(theFile) {
+                                return function(e) {
+                                    importNodes(e.target.result);
+                                };
+                            })(file);
+                            reader.readAsText(file);
+                        }
                     }
+                } catch(err) {
+                    // Ensure any errors throw above doesn't stop the drop target from
+                    // being hidden.
                 }
                 hideDropTarget();
                 event.preventDefault();