diff --git a/x_notes/exceptions.py b/x_notes/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbbc4a40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x_notes/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class DataNotFoundException(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/x_notes/notes.py b/x_notes/notes.py
index ea5d1d18b..be21a1c4f 100644
--- a/x_notes/notes.py
+++ b/x_notes/notes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+from .exceptions import DataNotFoundException
 from .helpers import to_isoformat
 from .tsv import get_generator
 
@@ -52,7 +53,12 @@ def get_notes(notes: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
         for k, v in notes.items()
         if datetime.fromisoformat(v["created_at"]).timestamp() >= one_week_ago
     }
-    for row in get_generator("notes/notes"):
+    try:
+        gen = get_generator("notes/notes")
+    except DataNotFoundException:
+        return notes
+
+    for row in gen:
         note_id = row["noteId"]
         created_at = to_isoformat(row["createdAtMillis"])
         if float(row["createdAtMillis"]) / 1000 < one_week_ago:
diff --git a/x_notes/ratings.py b/x_notes/ratings.py
index b2db5db01..f8e78ba45 100644
--- a/x_notes/ratings.py
+++ b/x_notes/ratings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any
 
+from .exceptions import DataNotFoundException
 from .helpers import load_notes, save_notes
 from .tsv import get_generator
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ def add_ratings(notes: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
     while True:
         try:
             gen = get_generator("noteRatings/ratings", index)
-        except Exception:
+        except DataNotFoundException:
             break
         for row in gen:
             if row["noteId"] in notes:
diff --git a/x_notes/statuses.py b/x_notes/statuses.py
index 4e7fba259..da2e175af 100644
--- a/x_notes/statuses.py
+++ b/x_notes/statuses.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any
 
+from .exceptions import DataNotFoundException
 from .helpers import to_isoformat
 from .tsv import get_generator
 
@@ -8,7 +9,12 @@
 
 
 def add_statuses(notes: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
-    for row in get_generator("noteStatusHistory/noteStatusHistory"):
+    try:
+        gen = get_generator("noteStatusHistory/noteStatusHistory")
+    except DataNotFoundException:
+        return notes
+
+    for row in gen:
         note_id = row["noteId"]
         if note_id not in notes:
             continue
diff --git a/x_notes/tsv.py b/x_notes/tsv.py
index 6984cda83..7422bc1d3 100644
--- a/x_notes/tsv.py
+++ b/x_notes/tsv.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import requests
 
+from .exceptions import DataNotFoundException
+
 
 def get_data(date: date, fname: str, index: int = 0) -> Generator:
     url_tmpl = (
@@ -35,4 +37,4 @@ def get_generator(fname: str, index: int = 0) -> Generator:
             return get_data(n_days_ago, fname, index)
         except Exception:
             pass
-    raise Exception
+    raise DataNotFoundException