diff --git a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc
index fc94b1939..23b60b589 100644
--- a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc
+++ b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QString>
 
 #include <set>
 
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ LoadDictionaries::LoadDictionaries( Config::Class const & cfg ):
   soundDirs( cfg.soundDirs ),
   hunspell( cfg.hunspell ),
   transliteration( cfg.transliteration ),
-  exceptionText( "Load did not finish" ), // Will be cleared upon success
   maxHeadwordSize( cfg.maxHeadwordSize ),
   maxHeadwordToExpand( cfg.maxHeadwordsToExpand )
 {
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ void LoadDictionaries::run()
   try {
     for ( const auto & path : paths ) {
       qDebug() << "handle path:" << path.path;
-      handlePath( path );
+      try {
+        handlePath( path );
+      }
+      catch ( const std::exception & e ) {
+        qWarning() << "Error handling path:" << path.path << "-" << e.what();
+        //hold last exception message.
+        auto exception = "[" + path.path.toStdString() + "]:" + e.what();
+        exceptionTexts << QString::fromUtf8( exception );
+      }
     }
 
     // Make soundDirs
@@ -129,11 +137,9 @@ void LoadDictionaries::run()
         dict->setFtsEnable( dictMetaData->fullindex.value() );
       }
     }
-
-    exceptionText.clear();
   }
   catch ( std::exception & e ) {
-    exceptionText = e.what();
+    exceptionTexts << QString::fromUtf8( e.what() );
   }
 }
 
@@ -228,8 +234,6 @@ void loadDictionaries( QWidget * parent,
     QMessageBox::critical( parent,
                            QCoreApplication::translate( "LoadDictionaries", "Error loading dictionaries" ),
                            QString::fromUtf8( loadDicts.getExceptionText().c_str() ) );
-
-    return;
   }
 
   dictionaries = loadDicts.getDictionaries();
diff --git a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh
index 8768a61d3..9600a3d11 100644
--- a/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh
+++ b/src/dict/loaddictionaries.hh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <QStringList>
 
 /// Use loadDictionaries() function below -- this is a helper thread class
 class LoadDictionaries: public QThread, public Dictionary::Initializing
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class LoadDictionaries: public QThread, public Dictionary::Initializing
   Config::Hunspell const & hunspell;
   Config::Transliteration const & transliteration;
   std::vector< sptr< Dictionary::Class > > dictionaries;
-  std::string exceptionText;
+  QStringList exceptionTexts;
   unsigned int maxHeadwordSize;
   unsigned int maxHeadwordToExpand;
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public:
   /// Empty string means to exception occurred
   std::string const & getExceptionText() const
   {
-    return exceptionText;
+    return exceptionTexts.join( "\n" ).toStdString();
   }