diff --git a/src/routes/tasks.ts b/src/routes/tasks.ts
index c03ef20..fa0d902 100644
--- a/src/routes/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/routes/tasks.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ async function getTasks(req, res) {
         }
         // TODO: read async
         let data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(EXPORTED_PATH, item), 'utf8');
-        let status = JSON.parse(data);
-        resp.push(status);
+        try {
+          let status = JSON.parse(data);
+          resp.push(status);
+        } catch(e) {
+          console.log(`Cannot read file /exporter/${item}. if this error doesn't repeat, maybe the file is being updated at the moment`);
+        }
       }
 
       res.status(200).send(resp);