diff --git a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-video.js b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-video.js
index 31c4e89c..0899eb60 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-video.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-video.js
@@ -128,35 +128,39 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, renderTemplate) {
     const h = await video.text();
     const k = JSON.parse(modules.toJson(h));
     if (!v) res.redirect("/");
-    if ("Formats" in fetching.video.Player) {
-      //video
-      const j = fetching.video.Player.Formats.Format,
-        j_ = Array.isArray(j) ? j[j.length - 1] : j;
-      let url;
-      if (j_.URL != undefined) url = j_.URL;
+    try {
+      if ("Formats" in fetching.video.Player) {
+        //video
+        const j = fetching.video.Player.Formats.Format,
+          j_ = Array.isArray(j) ? j[j.length - 1] : j;
+        let url;
+        if (j_.URL != undefined) url = j_.URL;
 
-      //checks if json exists
-      if (json) {
-        //checks if title exists in the json object
+        //checks if json exists
+        if (json) {
+          //checks if title exists in the json object
 
-        if ("Title" in json) {
-          // json response
-          const re = {
-            main: {
-              video_id: sha384(json.id),
-              channel: sha384(json.Channel.Name),
-              title: sha384(json.Title),
-              date: sha384(btoa(Date.now()).toString()),
-            },
-            video: {
-              title: sha384(json.Title),
-              url: sha384(url),
-            },
-          };
+          if ("Title" in json) {
+            // json response
+            const re = {
+              main: {
+                video_id: sha384(json.id),
+                channel: sha384(json.Channel.Name),
+                title: sha384(json.Title),
+                date: sha384(btoa(Date.now()).toString()),
+              },
+              video: {
+                title: sha384(json.Title),
+                url: sha384(url),
+              },
+            };
 
-          res.json(re);
+            res.json(re);
+          }
         }
       }
+    } catch {
+      res.json("error in parsing");
     }
   });