diff --git a/install-dev/models/install.php b/install-dev/models/install.php
index 1b60448dd..321758f36 100644
--- a/install-dev/models/install.php
+++ b/install-dev/models/install.php
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ class InstallModelInstall extends InstallAbstractModel
 		$version = substr($version, 0, 2);
 
 		$localization_file_content = @Tools::file_get_contents('http://api.prestashop.com/localization/'.$version.'/'.$data['shop_country'].'.xml');
+		if (!@simplexml_load_string($localization_file_content))
+			$localization_file_content = false;
 		if (!$localization_file_content)
 		{
 			$localization_file = _PS_ROOT_DIR_.'/localization/default.xml';