diff --git a/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice_header.c b/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice_header.c
index 661db13..89c32ff 100644
--- a/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice_header.c
+++ b/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice_header.c
@@ -907,11 +907,11 @@ IHEVCD_ERROR_T ihevcd_parse_slice_header(codec_t *ps_codec,
         }
         else
         {
-            WORD32 ret;
             ret = ihevcd_ref_list(ps_codec, ps_pps, ps_sps, ps_slice_hdr);
-
-            if(IHEVCD_REF_PIC_NOT_FOUND == ret)
-                return IHEVCD_IGNORE_SLICE;
+            if ((WORD32)IHEVCD_SUCCESS != ret)
+            {
+                return ret;
+            }
         }
 
     }