diff --git a/remind.py b/remind.py
index 7111943..6256b4f 100644
--- a/remind.py
+++ b/remind.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ def _parse_remind(self, filename: str, lines: str = "") -> dict[str, dict[str, A
         if f"Can't open file: {filename}" in process.stderr:
             return {filename: {}}
 
+        if "): Parse error" in process.stderr:
+            return {filename: {}}
+
         err = list(set(findall(r"Can't open file: (.*)", process.stderr)))
         if err:
             raise FileNotFoundError(f'include file(s): {", ".join(err)} not found (please use absolute paths)')