1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index 89691d33a..46b6d57ed 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ StringSet NixRepl::completePrefix(const std::string & prefix)
             // Quietly ignore evaluation errors.
         } catch (BadURL & e) {
             // Quietly ignore BadURL flake-related errors.
+        } catch (SysError & e) {
+            // Quietly ignore system errors which can for example be raised by
+            // a non-existent file being `import`-ed.
         }
     }