diff --git a/cermine-impl/src/main/java/pl/edu/icm/cermine/structure/ITextCharacterExtractor.java b/cermine-impl/src/main/java/pl/edu/icm/cermine/structure/ITextCharacterExtractor.java
index f465bd18..7f320c3c 100644
--- a/cermine-impl/src/main/java/pl/edu/icm/cermine/structure/ITextCharacterExtractor.java
+++ b/cermine-impl/src/main/java/pl/edu/icm/cermine/structure/ITextCharacterExtractor.java
@@ -109,7 +109,15 @@ public BxDocument extractCharacters(InputStream stream) throws AnalysisException
                 processAlternativeColorSpace(resources);
 
                 processor.reset();
-                processor.processContent(ContentByteUtils.getContentBytesForPage(reader, pageNumber), resources);
+                try {
+                  processor.processContent(ContentByteUtils.getContentBytesForPage(reader, pageNumber), resources);
+                } catch (com.itextpdf.text.ExceptionConverter ex) {
+                  System.out.println("Failed to parse page " + pageNumber + " with error: '" + ex.getMessage() + "' ... skipping page!");
+                  continue;
+                } catch(IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+                  System.out.println("Failed to parse page " + pageNumber + " with error: '" + ex.getMessage() + "' ... skipping page!");
+                  continue;
+                }
                 TimeoutRegister.get().check();
             }