diff --git a/src/backend/lib/api_hooks.py b/src/backend/lib/api_hooks.py
index 3c65487..34b53aa 100755
--- a/src/backend/lib/api_hooks.py
+++ b/src/backend/lib/api_hooks.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ class DuckDuckGo:
             query = query.string
         except AttributeError:
             query = query
-        search_result = requests.get(self.url + query + _key)
+        try:
+            search_result = requests.get(self.url + query + _key)
+        except Error as e:
+            return False
         try:
             image_result = search_result.json()["Image"]
         except ValueError:
diff --git a/src/backend/lib/library.py b/src/backend/lib/library.py
index e330780..2b0f296 100755
--- a/src/backend/lib/library.py
+++ b/src/backend/lib/library.py
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ class Catalogue:
         """
         Opens epub as zip file filters then stores as list any files matching cover_regx
         """
-        cover = book_zip.open(list(filter(self.cover_regx.search, book["files"]))[0])
         try:
+            cover = book_zip.open(list(filter(self.cover_regx.search, book["files"]))[0])
             cover = book_zip.read(cover.name)
             return cover
-        except KeyError:
+        except Exception as e:
             return False
 
     def compare_shelf_current(self):
diff --git a/src/backend/lib/pyShelf.py b/src/backend/lib/pyShelf.py
index a1816d3..89f9597 100755
--- a/src/backend/lib/pyShelf.py
+++ b/src/backend/lib/pyShelf.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Server:
     async def initialize_server(self):
         self.config.logger.info("INITIALIZE")
         self.serve = await websockets.serve(self.socketio, self.host[0], self.host[1])
-        await asyncio.sleep(.01)
+        await asyncio.sleep(.1)
         self.config.logger.info("Server Initialization Complete")
 
     async def runImport(self):