diff --git a/Aaru.Core/Devices/Dumping/Metadata.cs b/Aaru.Core/Devices/Dumping/Metadata.cs
index e5093efa5..3d3539141 100644
--- a/Aaru.Core/Devices/Dumping/Metadata.cs
+++ b/Aaru.Core/Devices/Dumping/Metadata.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ namespace Aaru.Core.Devices.Dumping
             CICMMetadataType sidecar = _sidecarClass.Create();
             DateTime         end     = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
+            if(_aborted)
+                return;
+
             totalChkDuration = (end - chkStart).TotalMilliseconds;
             _dumpLog.WriteLine("Sidecar created in {0} seconds.", (end - chkStart).TotalSeconds);