diff --git a/bin/paraFoam b/bin/paraFoam
index f285be9b298e2482b1a8e5fed0f660b968e6a80b..86d233eebd015f6f8571b33367caaf4e5f90fd4f 100755
--- a/bin/paraFoam
+++ b/bin/paraFoam
@@ -254,6 +254,14 @@ else
         ;;
     esac
 
+    [ -n "$warn" ] || {
+        echo "Cannot locate OpenFOAM-format case files"
+        echo -n "Would you like to open ParaView anyway <Y|n>:"
+        read open
+        [ "$open" = "" ] || echo $open | grep -iqE "^y" && paraview
+        exit
+    }
+
     # only create/remove caseFile if it didn't already exist
     [ -e $caseFile ] || {
         trap "rm -f $caseFile 2>/dev/null; exit 0" EXIT TERM INT