diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 026303f..45c3a45 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
 ![GitHub tag (with filter)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/mxve/alterware-launcher?filter=!v*-pre&style=flat-square&label=Latest%20release&labelColor=F3F8FF&color=E26EE5) ![GitHub (Pre-)Release Date](https://img.shields.io/github/release-date-pre/mxve/alterware-launcher?style=flat-square&label=Release%20date&labelColor=F3F8FF&color=E26EE5) ![GitHub all releases](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/mxve/alterware-launcher/total?style=flat-square&label=Total%20downloads&labelColor=F3F8FF&color=E26EE5)
 </div>
 
----
-
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > **Only legitimate copies of the games are supported. If you don't own the game, please buy it.**
 
-## Table of Contents
+## 🗺️ Table of Contents
 
 <a href="https://alterware.dev"><img src=".github/images/logo.png" align="right" width="128" height="128"></a>
 
diff --git a/src/github.rs b/src/github.rs
index 74a67c6..2b62c64 100644
--- a/src/github.rs
+++ b/src/github.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use semver::Version;
 
-pub async fn latest_tag(owner: &str, repo: &str) -> String {
+pub async fn latest_tag(owner: &str, repo: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let github_body = crate::http_async::get_body_string(
         format!(
             "https://api.github.com/repos/{}/{}/releases/latest",
@@ -8,23 +8,32 @@ pub async fn latest_tag(owner: &str, repo: &str) -> String {
         )
         .as_str(),
     )
-    .await
-    .unwrap();
+    .await?;
 
-    let github_json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&github_body).unwrap();
+    let github_json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&github_body)?;
 
     if let Some(tag_name) = github_json.get("tag_name") {
         if let Some(tag_name_str) = tag_name.as_str() {
-            return tag_name_str.to_string().replace('"', "");
+            return Ok(tag_name_str.to_string().replace('"', ""));
         }
     }
 
-    "0.0.0".to_string()
+    Ok("0.0.0".to_string())
 }
 
 pub async fn latest_version(owner: &str, repo: &str) -> Version {
-    let tag = latest_tag(owner, repo).await.replace('v', "");
-    Version::parse(&tag).unwrap()
+    match latest_tag(owner, repo).await {
+        Ok(tag) => {
+            let cleaned_tag = tag.replace('v', "");
+            Version::parse(&cleaned_tag).unwrap_or_else(|_| Version::new(0, 0, 0))
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            crate::println_error!(
+                "Failed to get latest version for {owner}/{repo}, assuming we are up to date."
+            );
+            Version::new(0, 0, 0)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn latest_release_url(owner: &str, repo: &str) -> String {
diff --git a/src/iw4x.rs b/src/iw4x.rs
index 56681da..81c2222 100644
--- a/src/iw4x.rs
+++ b/src/iw4x.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 pub async fn remote_revision() -> u16 {
-    misc::rev_to_int(&github::latest_tag(GH_IW4X_OWNER, GH_IW4X_REPO).await)
+    match github::latest_tag(GH_IW4X_OWNER, GH_IW4X_OWNER).await {
+        Ok(tag) => misc::rev_to_int(&tag),
+        Err(_) => {
+            crate::println_error!("Failed to get latest version for {GH_IW4X_OWNER}/{GH_IW4X_OWNER}, assuming we are up to date.");
+            0
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub async fn update(dir: &Path, cache: &mut structs::Cache) {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bfada5d..64f0dab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -680,7 +680,11 @@ async fn main() {
     let games_json =
         http_async::get_body_string(format!("{}/games.json", MASTER.lock().unwrap()).as_str())
             .await
-            .unwrap();
+            .unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+                crate::println_error!("Failed to get games.json: {:#?}", error);
+                misc::stdin();
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            });
     let games: Vec<Game> = serde_json::from_str(&games_json).unwrap_or_else(|error| {
         crate::println_error!("Error parsing games.json: {:#?}", error);
         misc::stdin();