diff --git a/bin/h5plotter.py b/bin/h5plotter.py
index da8dec8..67dbd0d 100755
--- a/bin/h5plotter.py
+++ b/bin/h5plotter.py
@@ -24,55 +24,58 @@ def plot_h5(h5_file, show=False, save=True, detrend=True):
     :param detrend: Optional argument to detrend the frequency-time array
     :return:
     """
-    plt.clf()
-    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(15, 8))
-    with h5py.File(h5_file, 'r') as f:
-        to_print = []
-        for key in f.attrs.keys():
-            to_print.append(f'{key} : {f.attrs[key]}\n')
-        str_print = ''.join(to_print)
-        dm_time = np.array(f['data_dm_time'])
-        if detrend:
-            freq_time = s.detrend(np.array(f['data_freq_time'])[:, ::-1].T)
-        else:
-            freq_time = np.array(f['data_freq_time'])[:, ::-1].T
-        dm_time[dm_time != dm_time] = 0
-        freq_time[freq_time != freq_time] = 0
-        freq_time -= np.median(freq_time)
-        freq_time /= np.std(freq_time)
-        nt, nf = freq_time.shape
-        gs = gridspec.GridSpec(3, 2, width_ratios=[4, 1], height_ratios=[1, 1, 1])
-        ax1 = plt.subplot(gs[0, 0])
-        ax2 = plt.subplot(gs[1, 0])
-        ax3 = plt.subplot(gs[2, 0])
-        ax4 = plt.subplot(gs[:, 1])
-        fch1, foff, nchan, dm, cand_id, tsamp, dm_opt, snr, snr_opt, width = f.attrs['fch1'], \
-                                                                             f.attrs['foff'], f.attrs['nchans'], \
-                                                                             f.attrs['dm'], f.attrs['cand_id'], \
-                                                                             f.attrs['tsamp'], f.attrs['dm_opt'], \
-                                                                             f.attrs['snr'], f.attrs['snr_opt'], \
-                                                                             f.attrs['width']
-        if width > 1:
-            ts = np.linspace(-128,128,256) * tsamp * width*1000 / 2
-        else:
-            ts = np.linspace(-128,128,256) * tsamp* 1000
-        ax1.plot(ts, freq_time.sum(0), 'k-')
-        ax1.set_ylabel('Flux (Arb. Units)')
-        ax2.imshow(freq_time, aspect='auto', extent=[ts[0], ts[-1], fch1, fch1 + (nchan * foff)], interpolation='none')
-        ax2.set_ylabel('Frequency (MHz)')
-        ax3.imshow(dm_time, aspect='auto', extent=[ts[0], ts[-1], 2 * dm, 0], interpolation='none')
-        ax3.set_ylabel(r'DM (pc cm$^{-3}$)')
-        ax3.set_xlabel('Time (ms)')
-        ax4.text(0.2, 0, str_print, fontsize=14, ha='left', va='bottom', wrap=True)
-        ax4.axis('off')
-        plt.tight_layout()
-        if save:
-            plt.savefig(h5_file[:-3] + '.png', bbox_inches='tight')
-        if show:
-            plt.show()
-        else:
-            plt.close()
-        return h5_file[:-3] + '.png'
+    try:
+        plt.clf()
+        fig = plt.figure(figsize=(15, 8))
+        with h5py.File(h5_file, 'r') as f:
+            to_print = []
+            for key in f.attrs.keys():
+                to_print.append(f'{key} : {f.attrs[key]}\n')
+            str_print = ''.join(to_print)
+            dm_time = np.array(f['data_dm_time'])
+            if detrend:
+                freq_time = s.detrend(np.array(f['data_freq_time'])[:, ::-1].T)
+            else:
+                freq_time = np.array(f['data_freq_time'])[:, ::-1].T
+            dm_time[dm_time != dm_time] = 0
+            freq_time[freq_time != freq_time] = 0
+            freq_time -= np.median(freq_time)
+            freq_time /= np.std(freq_time)
+            nt, nf = freq_time.shape
+            gs = gridspec.GridSpec(3, 2, width_ratios=[4, 1], height_ratios=[1, 1, 1])
+            ax1 = plt.subplot(gs[0, 0])
+            ax2 = plt.subplot(gs[1, 0])
+            ax3 = plt.subplot(gs[2, 0])
+            ax4 = plt.subplot(gs[:, 1])
+            fch1, foff, nchan, dm, cand_id, tsamp, dm_opt, snr, snr_opt, width = f.attrs['fch1'], \
+                                                                                 f.attrs['foff'], f.attrs['nchans'], \
+                                                                                 f.attrs['dm'], f.attrs['cand_id'], \
+                                                                                 f.attrs['tsamp'], f.attrs['dm_opt'], \
+                                                                                 f.attrs['snr'], f.attrs['snr_opt'], \
+                                                                                 f.attrs['width']
+            if width > 1:
+                ts = np.linspace(-128,128,256) * tsamp * width*1000 / 2
+            else:
+                ts = np.linspace(-128,128,256) * tsamp* 1000
+            ax1.plot(ts, freq_time.sum(0), 'k-')
+            ax1.set_ylabel('Flux (Arb. Units)')
+            ax2.imshow(freq_time, aspect='auto', extent=[ts[0], ts[-1], fch1, fch1 + (nchan * foff)], interpolation='none')
+            ax2.set_ylabel('Frequency (MHz)')
+            ax3.imshow(dm_time, aspect='auto', extent=[ts[0], ts[-1], 2 * dm, 0], interpolation='none')
+            ax3.set_ylabel(r'DM (pc cm$^{-3}$)')
+            ax3.set_xlabel('Time (ms)')
+            ax4.text(0.2, 0, str_print, fontsize=14, ha='left', va='bottom', wrap=True)
+            ax4.axis('off')
+            plt.tight_layout()
+            if save:
+                plt.savefig(h5_file[:-3] + '.png', bbox_inches='tight')
+            if show:
+                plt.show()
+            else:
+                plt.close()
+            return h5_file[:-3] + '.png'
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':