diff --git a/cudir.cc b/cudir.cc
index 986240a..57317b4 100644
--- a/cudir.cc
+++ b/cudir.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,19 @@ getEntries( const std::filesystem::path where )
 
 	for( const auto &entry: std::filesystem::directory_iterator{ where } )
 	{
-		const auto time= std::filesystem::file_time_type::clock::to_sys( last_write_time( entry.path() ) );
+		auto time= Alepha::Utility::evaluate <=[&]
+		{
+			using time_type= decltype( std::filesystem::file_time_type::clock::to_sys( last_write_time( entry.path() ) ) );
+			try
+			{
+				return std::filesystem::file_time_type::clock::to_sys( last_write_time( entry.path() ) );
+			}
+			catch( const std::filesystem::filesystem_error & )
+			{
+				time_type rv;
+				return rv;
+			}
+		};
 		const auto day= std::chrono::floor< std::chrono::days >( time );
 		const std::chrono::year_month_day ymd{ day };
 		const auto time_since_midnight= day - time;