diff --git a/src/Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler/Program.fs b/src/Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler/Program.fs
index 0a254518203..051a8f6f309 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler/Program.fs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler/Program.fs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [<EntryPoint>]
-let main _ = 0
\ No newline at end of file
+let main _ = 0
diff --git a/src/fsi/fsimain.fs b/src/fsi/fsimain.fs
index 57aee5ca360..d4394269ff4 100644
--- a/src/fsi/fsimain.fs
+++ b/src/fsi/fsimain.fs
@@ -394,16 +394,23 @@ let MainMain argv =
          || x = "/shadowcopyreferences+"
          || x = "--shadowcopyreferences+")
 
-    if
+    let executeFsi shadowCopyFiles =
+        if shadowCopyFiles then
+            let setupInformation = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation
+            setupInformation.ShadowCopyFiles <- "true"
+            let helper = AppDomain.CreateDomain("FSI_Domain", null, setupInformation)
+            helper.ExecuteAssemblyByName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName())
+        else
+            evaluateSession (argv)
+
+    let tryShadowCopy =
         AppDomain.CurrentDomain.IsDefaultAppDomain()
         && argv |> Array.exists isShadowCopy
-    then
-        let setupInformation = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation
-        setupInformation.ShadowCopyFiles <- "true"
-        let helper = AppDomain.CreateDomain("FSI_Domain", null, setupInformation)
-        helper.ExecuteAssemblyByName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName())
-    else
-        evaluateSession (argv)
+
+    try
+        executeFsi tryShadowCopy
+    with :? FileLoadException ->
+        executeFsi false
 #else
     evaluateSession (argv)
 #endif