diff --git a/src/book.cpp b/src/book.cpp
index 5d1ff5e..bd1eba6 100644
--- a/src/book.cpp
+++ b/src/book.cpp
@@ -58,23 +58,34 @@ book read(const fs::path filepath, const bool raw)
     book current_book;
     current_book.language = [&filepath]() -> string
     {
-        pugi::xml_document xml;
-        auto opf_file_path{get_opf_file_path(filepath)};
-        const std::string opf_file{
-            zip::read_file(filepath, opf_file_path.string())};
-
-        const auto result{xml.load_buffer(&opf_file[0], opf_file.size())};
-        if (result)
+        try
         {
-            auto lang{
-                xml.child("package").child("metadata").child("dc:language")};
-            if (lang == nullptr)
+            pugi::xml_document xml;
+            auto opf_file_path{get_opf_file_path(filepath)};
+            const std::string opf_file{
+                zip::read_file(filepath, opf_file_path.string())};
+
+            const auto result{xml.load_buffer(&opf_file[0], opf_file.size())};
+            if (result)
             {
-                lang = xml.child("opf:package")
-                           .child("opf:metadata")
-                           .child("dc:language");
+                auto lang{xml.child("package")
+                              .child("metadata")
+                              .child("dc:language")};
+                if (lang == nullptr)
+                {
+                    lang = xml.child("opf:package")
+                               .child("opf:metadata")
+                               .child("dc:language");
+                }
+                return lang.text().as_string();
+            }
+        }
+        catch (epubgrep::zip::exception &e)
+        {
+            if (e.code != 1) // 1 == container.xml not found.
+            {
+                LOG(log::sev::error) << e.what();
             }
-            return lang.text().as_string();
         }
         return "";
     }();