diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f0275ea..2434c86 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -113,35 +113,42 @@ async function play(song, id, connection, channel) {
 		url = out.stdout;
 	}
 
-	const stream = got(url, {isStream: true});
-	const resource = Voice.createAudioResource(stream, { inputType: Voice.StreamType.Arbitrary });
+	try {
+		const stream = got(url, {isStream: true});
+		const resource = Voice.createAudioResource(stream, { inputType: Voice.StreamType.Arbitrary });
 
-	stream.on('error', err => {
+		stream.on('error', err => {
+			console.log(err);
+			channel.send(`failed to play track: \`\`\`${err}\`\`\``);
+			advanceQueue(id, channel, subscription, connection);
+			return;
+		});
+
+		if (players[id]) {
+			console.log('reusing player');
+			player = players[id];
+		} else {
+			console.log('creating new player');
+			player = Voice.createAudioPlayer();
+			players[id] = player;
+			subscription = connection.subscribe(player);
+
+			player.on(Voice.AudioPlayerStatus.Idle, () => {
+				advanceQueue(id, channel, subscription, connection);
+			});
+			player.on(Voice.AudioPlayerStatus.Playing, () => {
+				playerStartTime[id] = Date.now();
+			})
+		}
+
+		player.play(resource);
+	} catch(err) {
 		console.log(err);
 		channel.send(`failed to play track: \`\`\`${err}\`\`\``);
 		advanceQueue(id, channel, subscription, connection);
 		return;
-	});
-
-	if (players[id]) {
-		console.log('reusing player');
-		player = players[id];
-	} else {
-		console.log('creating new player');
-		player = Voice.createAudioPlayer();
-		players[id] = player;
-		subscription = connection.subscribe(player);
-
-		player.on(Voice.AudioPlayerStatus.Idle, () => {
-			advanceQueue(id, channel, subscription, connection);
-		});
-		player.on(Voice.AudioPlayerStatus.Playing, () => {
-			playerStartTime[id] = Date.now();
-		})
 	}
 
-	player.play(resource);
-
 	return player;
 }