diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/github.py b/bumblebee/modules/github.py
index 891c3e28..7a645943 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/github.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/github.py
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ def update(self, widgets):
               
             notifications = requests.get("https://api.github.com/notifications", headers={"Authorization":"token {}".format(token)}).text
             unread = 0
-            for notification in json.loads(notifications):
-                if "unread" in notification and notification["unread"]:
-                    unread += 1
-            self._count = unread
+            try:
+                for notification in json.loads(notifications):
+                    if "unread" in notification and notification["unread"]:
+                        unread += 1
+                self._count = unread
+            except Exception:
+                self._count = "n/a"
+
 
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diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/weather.py b/bumblebee/modules/weather.py
index 683f61df..01420e37 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/weather.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/weather.py
@@ -70,5 +70,7 @@ def update(self, widgets):
                 self._valid = True
             except RequestException:
                 self._valid = False
+            except Exception:
+                self._valid = False
 
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