diff --git a/docling/datamodel/document.py b/docling/datamodel/document.py
index e688af2..d21f6f9 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/document.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/document.py
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ def __init__(
                         self.valid = False
 
         except (FileNotFoundError, OSError) as e:
+            self.valid = False
             _log.exception(
                 f"File {self.file.name} not found or cannot be opened.", exc_info=e
             )
             # raise
         except RuntimeError as e:
+            self.valid = False
             _log.exception(
                 f"An unexpected error occurred while opening the document {self.file.name}",
                 exc_info=e,
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ def _init_doc(
             )
 
         self._backend = backend(self, path_or_stream=path_or_stream)
+        if not self._backend.is_valid():
+            self.valid = False
 
 
 class DocumentFormat(str, Enum):
diff --git a/tests/test_input_doc.py b/tests/test_input_doc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f7dd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_input_doc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from docling.backend.pypdfium2_backend import PyPdfiumDocumentBackend
+from docling.datamodel.base_models import DocumentStream, InputFormat
+from docling.datamodel.document import InputDocument
+
+
+def test_in_doc_from_valid_path():
+
+    test_doc_path = Path("./tests/data/2206.01062.pdf")
+    doc = _make_input_doc(test_doc_path)
+    assert doc.valid == True
+
+
+def test_in_doc_from_invalid_path():
+    test_doc_path = Path("./tests/does/not/exist.pdf")
+
+    doc = _make_input_doc(test_doc_path)
+
+    assert doc.valid == False
+
+
+def test_in_doc_from_valid_buf():
+
+    buf = BytesIO(Path("./tests/data/2206.01062.pdf").open("rb").read())
+    stream = DocumentStream(name="my_doc.pdf", stream=buf)
+
+    doc = _make_input_doc_from_stream(stream)
+    assert doc.valid == True
+
+
+def test_in_doc_from_invalid_buf():
+
+    buf = BytesIO(b"")
+    stream = DocumentStream(name="my_doc.pdf", stream=buf)
+
+    doc = _make_input_doc_from_stream(stream)
+    assert doc.valid == False
+
+
+def _make_input_doc(path):
+    in_doc = InputDocument(
+        path_or_stream=path,
+        format=InputFormat.PDF,
+        backend=PyPdfiumDocumentBackend,
+    )
+    return in_doc
+
+
+def _make_input_doc_from_stream(doc_stream):
+    in_doc = InputDocument(
+        path_or_stream=doc_stream.stream,
+        format=InputFormat.PDF,
+        filename=doc_stream.name,
+        backend=PyPdfiumDocumentBackend,
+    )
+    return in_doc