diff --git a/apps/dotcom/package.json b/apps/dotcom/package.json
index cbeb0d7c6..bf5700284 100644
--- a/apps/dotcom/package.json
+++ b/apps/dotcom/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		"@tldraw/tlsync": "workspace:*",
 		"@tldraw/utils": "workspace:*",
 		"@vercel/analytics": "^1.1.1",
-		"browser-fs-access": "^0.33.0",
+		"browser-fs-access": "^0.35.0",
 		"idb": "^7.1.1",
 		"nanoid": "4.0.2",
 		"qrcode": "^1.5.1",
diff --git a/apps/dotcom/src/utils/useFileSystem.tsx b/apps/dotcom/src/utils/useFileSystem.tsx
index c328bb138..c76e1934d 100644
--- a/apps/dotcom/src/utils/useFileSystem.tsx
+++ b/apps/dotcom/src/utils/useFileSystem.tsx
@@ -108,33 +108,34 @@ export function getSaveFileCopyAction(
 		readonlyOk: true,
 		kbd: '$s',
 		async onSelect(source) {
-			handleUiEvent('save-project-to-file', { source })
-			const documentName =
-				editor.getDocumentSettings().name === ''
-					? defaultDocumentName
-					: editor.getDocumentSettings().name
-			const defaultName =
-				saveFileNames.get(editor.store) || `${documentName}${TLDRAW_FILE_EXTENSION}`
-
-			const blobToSave = serializeTldrawJsonBlob(editor.store)
-			let handle
 			try {
-				handle = await fileSave(blobToSave, {
+				handleUiEvent('save-project-to-file', { source })
+				const documentName =
+					editor.getDocumentSettings().name === ''
+						? defaultDocumentName
+						: editor.getDocumentSettings().name
+				const defaultName =
+					saveFileNames.get(editor.store) || `${documentName}${TLDRAW_FILE_EXTENSION}`
+
+				const blobToSave = serializeTldrawJsonBlob(editor.store)
+
+				const handle = await fileSave(blobToSave, {
 					fileName: defaultName,
 					extensions: [TLDRAW_FILE_EXTENSION],
 					description: 'tldraw project',
 				})
-			} catch (e) {
-				// user cancelled
-				return
-			}
 
-			if (handle) {
-				// we deliberately don't store the handle for re-use
-				// next time. we always want to save a copy, but to
-				// help the user out we'll remember the last name
-				// they used
-				saveFileNames.set(editor.store, handle.name)
+				if (handle) {
+					// we deliberately don't store the handle for re-use
+					// next time. we always want to save a copy, but to
+					// help the user out we'll remember the last name
+					// they used
+					saveFileNames.set(editor.store, handle.name)
+				} else {
+					throw Error('Could not save file.')
+				}
+			} catch (e) {
+				console.error(e)
 			}
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c81a8d937..ebb35ebfd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10043,10 +10043,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"browser-fs-access@npm:^0.33.0":
-  version: 0.33.1
-  resolution: "browser-fs-access@npm:0.33.1"
-  checksum: 1843c6d1190ed448d3f17e767cd6508ef408b0e40530ceb2de37088f0a1bdbd503e05d4d949934d7c9491d550e255c4a214b25781625b57a6724a35a7cdd8b4c
+"browser-fs-access@npm:^0.35.0":
+  version: 0.35.0
+  resolution: "browser-fs-access@npm:0.35.0"
+  checksum: 5fa9876cc10499bfc8e1a3d83261f8966c5687c2d31c1abefed35ecc5a8e1ab8b12a51aed638b48ee4e2109ec48c2cba3bfcd162b9de270a5b5ca08740024eda
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -11688,7 +11688,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/utils": "npm:^5.59.0"
     "@vercel/analytics": "npm:^1.1.1"
     "@vitejs/plugin-react-swc": "npm:^3.5.0"
-    browser-fs-access: "npm:^0.33.0"
+    browser-fs-access: "npm:^0.35.0"
     dotenv: "npm:^16.3.1"
     eslint: "npm:^8.37.0"
     fast-glob: "npm:^3.3.1"