diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py b/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py
index 0bca42d..9f8dfa1 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publications/publications.py
@@ -334,9 +334,13 @@ class Publications(Bureau):
                 if len(fileext) > 4:
                     fileext = ".jpg"
                 filename = tempfile.mktemp(fileext)
-                print("fetching", entry.img, filename)
-                urllib.request.urlretrieve(entry.img, filename)
-                entry.img = "file://" + filename
+                try:
+                    print("fetching", entry.img, filename)
+                    urllib.request.urlretrieve(entry.img, filename)
+                    entry.img = "file://" + filename
+                except urllib.error.HTTPError as err:
+                    self.log.error(err)
+                    entry.img = ""
 
             return entry