diff --git a/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/reftek.py b/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/reftek.py
index f7fa193d4ca40066cef2afd711a233ac5b5b99fd..eb1730d4e9805796eb7757781550302ae6255bf0 100755
--- a/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/reftek.py
+++ b/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/reftek.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RT130 object to hold and process RefTek data
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Tuple, List, Union
-
+import traceback
 import numpy as np
 
 from sohstationviewer.model.reftek.from_rt2ms import (
@@ -89,8 +89,15 @@ class RT130(DataTypeModel):
                     path2file = Path(path).joinpath(file_name)
                     if not validate_file(path2file, file_name):
                         continue
-                    if not self.read_reftek_130(path2file):
-                        read_text(path2file, file_name, self.log_data['TEXT'])
+                    try:
+                        if not self.read_reftek_130(path2file):
+                            read_text(path2file, self.log_data['TEXT'])
+                    except Exception:
+                        fmt = traceback.format_exc()
+                        self.track_info(f"Skip file {path2file} can't be read "
+                                        f"due to error: {str(fmt)}",
+                                        LogType.WARNING)
+
                     count += 1
                     if count % 50 == 0:
                         self.track_info(
@@ -133,7 +140,13 @@ class RT130(DataTypeModel):
 
         :param path2file: absolute path to file
         """
-        rt130 = core.Reftek130.from_file(path2file)
+        try:
+            rt130 = core.Reftek130.from_file(path2file)
+        except Exception:
+            fmt = traceback.format_exc()
+            self.track_info(f"Skip file {path2file} can't be read "
+                            f"due to error: {str(fmt)}", LogType.WARNING)
+            return
         unique, counts = np.unique(rt130._data["packet_type"],
                                    return_counts=True)
         nbr_packet_type = dict(zip(unique, counts))