diff --git a/src/windows8/BarcodeScannerProxy.js b/src/windows8/BarcodeScannerProxy.js
index 9384214a3..e0a1b59f7 100644
--- a/src/windows8/BarcodeScannerProxy.js
+++ b/src/windows8/BarcodeScannerProxy.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         var capturePreview = null,
             captureCancelButton = null,
+            captureCanceled = false,
             capture = null,
             captureSettings = null,
             reader = null,
@@ -74,8 +75,10 @@ module.exports = {
             reader = new WinRTBarcodeReader.Reader(capture, bitmapWidth, bitmapHeight);
             var readOp = reader.readCode();
             readOp.done(function (result) {
-                destroyPreview();
-                success({ text: result.text, format: result.barcodeFormat, cancelled: false });
+                if (!captureCanceled) {
+                    destroyPreview();
+                    success({ text: result.text, format: result.barcodeFormat, cancelled: false });
+                }
             });
         }
 
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ module.exports = {
          * See https://github.com/phonegap-build/BarcodeScanner#using-the-plugin
          */
         function cancelPreview() {
+            captureCanceled = true;
             destroyPreview();
             success({ text: null, format: null, cancelled: true });
         }
diff --git a/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.winmd b/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.winmd
index 91c415c5a..d57ed806c 100644
Binary files a/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.winmd and b/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.winmd differ
diff --git a/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader/WinRTBarcodeReader/Reader.cs b/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader/WinRTBarcodeReader/Reader.cs
index bc4cec0f4..3a52d755a 100644
--- a/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader/WinRTBarcodeReader/Reader.cs
+++ b/src/windows8/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader/WinRTBarcodeReader/Reader.cs
@@ -108,16 +108,18 @@ public void Stop()
         private async Task<Result> Read()
         {
             Result result = null;
-            while (!this.barcodeFound)
+            try
             {
-                try
+                while (!this.barcodeFound)
                 {
+
                     result = await this.GetCameraImage(this.cancelSearch.Token);
+
                 }
-                catch (OperationCanceledException)
-                {
-                    result = null;
-                }
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                result = null;
             }
 
             return result;