diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownViewModel.kt
index f20312a..d3465b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/MarkdownViewModel.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.CreationExtras
+import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.core.LocalOnlyException
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.utility.FileHelper
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.utility.Preference
 import com.wbrawner.simplemarkdown.utility.PreferenceHelper
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class MarkdownViewModel(
                         preferenceHelper[Preference.AUTOSAVE_URI] = actualLoadPath
                     } ?: throw IllegalStateException("Opened file was null")
             } catch (e: Exception) {
-                Timber.e(e, "Failed to open file at path: $actualLoadPath")
+                Timber.e(LocalOnlyException(e), "Failed to open file at path: $actualLoadPath")
                 _state.value = _state.value.copy(
                     alert = AlertDialogModel(
                         text = ParameterizedText(R.string.file_load_error),
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/core/ErrorReporterTree.kt b/core/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/core/ErrorReporterTree.kt
index 7a12067..7cdff8d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/core/ErrorReporterTree.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/wbrawner/simplemarkdown/core/ErrorReporterTree.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import timber.log.Timber
 class ErrorReporterTree private constructor(): Timber.Tree() {
     override fun log(priority: Int, tag: String?, message: String, t: Throwable?) {
         if (priority != Log.ERROR) return
-        t?.sendSilentlyWithAcra()
+        if (t !is LocalOnlyException) {
+            t?.sendSilentlyWithAcra()
+        }
     }
 
     companion object {
@@ -25,6 +27,14 @@ class ErrorReporterTree private constructor(): Timber.Tree() {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * An exception wrapper that prevents exceptions from being sent to an error reporter. Useful for
+ * logging things like IOExceptions that are useful to see locally but not so helpful if reported
+ */
+class LocalOnlyException(override val message: String?, override val cause: Throwable): Exception(message, cause) {
+    constructor(cause: Throwable): this(null, cause)
+}
+
 private suspend fun Application.createErrorReporterTree() = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
     initAcra {
         reportFormat = StringFormat.JSON