diff --git a/src/states_screens/grand_prix_lose.cpp b/src/states_screens/grand_prix_lose.cpp
index d70062a6b..3da4c7b07 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/grand_prix_lose.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/grand_prix_lose.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ GrandPrixLose::GrandPrixLose() : Screen("grand_prix_lose.stkgui")
     
     m_throttle_FPS = false;
     
-    m_music = music_manager->getMusicInformation(file_manager->getMusicFile("lose_theme.music"));
+    try
+    {
+        m_music = music_manager->getMusicInformation(file_manager->getMusicFile("lose_theme.music"));
+    }
+    catch (std::exception& e)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s", e.what());
+        m_music = NULL;
+    }
 }   // GrandPrixLose
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,7 +82,6 @@ void GrandPrixLose::loadedFromFile()
 void GrandPrixLose::init()
 {
     Screen::init();
-    //music_manager->startMusic(music_manager->getMusicInformation(file_manager->getMusicFile("lose_theme.music")));
 
     m_phase = 1;
     m_sky_angle = 0.0f;
diff --git a/src/states_screens/grand_prix_win.cpp b/src/states_screens/grand_prix_win.cpp
index d750ef336..e9bc3a101 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/grand_prix_win.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/grand_prix_win.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,15 @@ GrandPrixWin::GrandPrixWin() : Screen("grand_prix_win.stkgui")
     
     m_throttle_FPS = false;
     
-    m_music = music_manager->getMusicInformation(file_manager->getMusicFile("win_theme.music"));
+    try
+    {
+        m_music = music_manager->getMusicInformation(file_manager->getMusicFile("win_theme.music"));
+    }
+    catch (std::exception& e)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s", e.what());
+        m_music = NULL;
+    }
 }   // GrandPrixWin
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -130,8 +138,6 @@ void GrandPrixWin::init()
         
         unlocked_label->add();
     }
-    
-    //music_manager->startMusic(music_manager->getMusicInformation(file_manager->getMusicFile("win_theme.music")));
 
     m_phase = 1;
     m_sky_angle = 0.0f;
diff --git a/src/tracks/track.cpp b/src/tracks/track.cpp
index 9aa9d897e..fdc08ee2e 100644
--- a/src/tracks/track.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/track.cpp
@@ -263,18 +263,26 @@ void Track::getMusicInformation(std::vector<std::string>&       filenames,
         }
         if(!mi)
         {
-            std::string shared_name = file_manager->getMusicFile(filenames[i]);
-            if(shared_name!="")
+            try
             {
-                try
+                std::string shared_name = file_manager->getMusicFile(filenames[i]);
+                if(shared_name!="")
                 {
-                    mi = music_manager->getMusicInformation(shared_name);
-                }
-                catch(std::runtime_error)
-                {
-                    mi = NULL;
-                }
-            }   // shared_name!=""
+                    try
+                    {
+                        mi = music_manager->getMusicInformation(shared_name);
+                    }
+                    catch(std::runtime_error)
+                    {
+                        mi = NULL;
+                    }
+                }   // shared_name!=""
+            }
+            catch (std::exception& e)
+            {
+                mi = NULL;
+            }
+            
         }
         if(!mi)
         {