diff --git a/src/datasets/data_files.py b/src/datasets/data_files.py
index 793c6ed8115..72c26b92f95 100644
--- a/src/datasets/data_files.py
+++ b/src/datasets/data_files.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class EmptyDatasetError(FileNotFoundError):
     "dataset_infos.json",
     "dummy_data.zip",
     "dataset_dict.json",
+    "state.json",
 ]