diff --git a/src/Navaids/FlightPlan.cxx b/src/Navaids/FlightPlan.cxx
index 06be225df..857cfc09a 100644
--- a/src/Navaids/FlightPlan.cxx
+++ b/src/Navaids/FlightPlan.cxx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <Navaids/airways.hxx>
 #include <Autopilot/route_mgr.hxx>
 #include <Aircraft/AircraftPerformance.hxx>
+#include <Main/sentryIntegration.hxx>
 
 using std::string;
 using std::vector;
@@ -1068,15 +1069,21 @@ bool FlightPlan::loadGpxFormat(const SGPath& path)
 bool FlightPlan::loadXmlFormat(const SGPath& path)
 {
   SGPropertyNode_ptr routeData(new SGPropertyNode);
+
+  // avoid error reports on user flight-plans
+  flightgear::sentryThreadReportXMLErrors(false);
   try {
     readProperties(path, routeData);
   } catch (sg_exception& e) {
      SG_LOG(SG_NAVAID, SG_ALERT, "Failed to load flight-plan '" << e.getOrigin()
              << "'. " << e.getMessage());
     // XML parsing fails => not a property XML file
+    flightgear::sentryThreadReportXMLErrors(true);
     return false;
   }
 
+  flightgear::sentryThreadReportXMLErrors(true);
+
   if (routeData.valid())
   {
     try {