diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/jar/ModGitInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/jar/ModGitInfo.java
index fabf0eb32..04682be33 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/jar/ModGitInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/jar/ModGitInfo.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.jar;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.Config;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ParsingMode;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.json.JsonFormat;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 /**
  * Get info on the git for the mod <br>
@@ -10,17 +12,37 @@ import com.electronwill.nightconfig.json.JsonFormat;
  *
  * @author coolGi
  */
-public final class ModGitInfo {
-    static {
-        // Warning: Atm, this file is in the common subproject as the processResources task in gradle doesnt work for core
-        String s = JarUtils.convertInputStreamToString(JarUtils.accessFile("build_info.json"));
+public final class ModGitInfo 
+{
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+	private static final String FILE_NAME = "build_info.json";
+	
+    static 
+    {
+		String gitMainCommit = "UNKNOWN";
+	    String gitMainBranch = "UNKNOWN";
+		String gitCoreCommit = "UNKNOWN";
+		
+		try
+		{
+			// Warning: Atm, this file is in the common subproject as the processResources task in gradle doesn't work for core
+			String jsonString = JarUtils.convertInputStreamToString(JarUtils.accessFile(FILE_NAME));
+			
+			Config jsonObject = Config.inMemory();
+			JsonFormat.minimalInstance().createParser().parse(jsonString, jsonObject, ParsingMode.REPLACE);
+			
+			gitMainCommit = jsonObject.get("git_main_commit");
+			gitMainBranch = jsonObject.get("git_core_commit");
+			gitCoreCommit = jsonObject.get("git_main_branch");
+		}
+		catch (Exception | Error e)
+		{
+			LOGGER.warn("Unable to get the Git information from "+FILE_NAME);
+		}
 
-        Config jsonObject = Config.inMemory();
-        JsonFormat.minimalInstance().createParser().parse(s, jsonObject, ParsingMode.REPLACE);
-
-        Git_Main_Commit = jsonObject.get("git_main_commit");
-        Git_Core_Commit = jsonObject.get("git_core_commit");
-        Git_Main_Branch = jsonObject.get("git_main_branch");
+        Git_Main_Commit = gitMainCommit;
+        Git_Core_Commit = gitMainBranch;
+        Git_Main_Branch = gitCoreCommit;
     }
 
     public static final String Git_Main_Commit;