diff --git a/project/java/DataDownloader.java b/project/java/DataDownloader.java
index f4e9e4c7c..282edf7d8 100644
--- a/project/java/DataDownloader.java
+++ b/project/java/DataDownloader.java
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ class DataDownloader extends Thread
 							downloadFiles[i].contains("<ARCH>") &&
 							! DownloadDataFile(downloadFiles[i].replace("<ARCH>", android.os.Build.CPU_ABI2), DOWNLOAD_FLAG_FILENAME + String.valueOf(i) + ".flag", count+1, total, i) ) )
 					{
-						DownloadFailed = true;
 						if (!Parent.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath().equals(Globals.DataDir))
 						{
 							Globals.DataDir = Parent.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath();
@@ -876,7 +875,6 @@ class DataDownloader extends Thread
 
 	public StatusWriter Status;
 	public boolean DownloadComplete = false;
-	public boolean DownloadFailed = false;
 	public boolean DownloadCanBeResumed = false;
 	private MainActivity Parent;
 	private String outFilesDir = null;
diff --git a/project/javaSDL2/MainActivity.java b/project/javaSDL2/MainActivity.java
index 4acbca7f6..3d5a875a4 100644
--- a/project/javaSDL2/MainActivity.java
+++ b/project/javaSDL2/MainActivity.java
@@ -96,6 +96,23 @@ public class MainActivity extends org.libsdl.app.SDLActivity {
 	}
 
 	public void downloadFinishedInitSDL() {
+		if (!this.dataDownloader.downloadCompete)
+		{
+			Log.i("SDL", "Data download failed!");
+			AlertDialog.Builder dlgAlert  = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
+			dlgAlert.setMessage(res.getString(R.string.error_dl_from, Globals.DataDownloadUrl));
+			dlgAlert.setTitle("SDL Error");
+			dlgAlert.setPositiveButton("Exit",
+				new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+					@Override
+					public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int id) {
+						System.exit(0);
+					}
+				});
+			dlgAlert.setCancelable(false);
+			dlgAlert.create().show();
+			return;
+		}
 		Log.i("SDL", "Data download finished, starting native thread");
 		this.dataDownloader = null;
 		if (this.nativeThreadResumeCaptured)