diff --git a/ui.py b/ui.py
index e66199c..d9f82f5 100644
--- a/ui.py
+++ b/ui.py
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ def print_colored(window, message, attributes=0):
     ^0 = reset, ^1 = red, ^2 = green, ^3 = yellow, ^4 = blue, ^5 = cyan, ^6 = magenta, ^7 = white, ^8 = bold, ^9 = underline
     """
     if not curses.has_colors:
-        window.addstr(message)
+        try:
+            window.addstr(message)
+        except curses.error:
+            pass
         return
 
     color = 0
@@ -69,13 +72,19 @@ def print_colored(window, message, attributes=0):
             elif ord('1') <= val <= ord('6'):
                 color = val - ord('0')
             else:
-                window.addch('^', curses.color_pair(color) | (curses.A_BOLD if bold else 0) | (curses.A_UNDERLINE if underline else 0) | attributes)
-                window.addch(ch, curses.color_pair(color) | (curses.A_BOLD if bold else 0) | (curses.A_UNDERLINE if underline else 0) | attributes)
+                try:
+                    window.addch('^', curses.color_pair(color) | (curses.A_BOLD if bold else 0) | (curses.A_UNDERLINE if underline else 0) | attributes)
+                    window.addch(ch, curses.color_pair(color) | (curses.A_BOLD if bold else 0) | (curses.A_UNDERLINE if underline else 0) | attributes)
+                except curses.error:
+                    return
             parse_color = False
         elif ch == '^':
             parse_color = True
         else:
-            window.addch(ch, curses.color_pair(color) | (curses.A_BOLD if bold else 0) | (curses.A_UNDERLINE if underline else 0) | attributes)
+            try:
+                window.addch(ch, curses.color_pair(color) | (curses.A_BOLD if bold else 0) | (curses.A_UNDERLINE if underline else 0) | attributes)
+            except curses.error:
+                return
 
 def update_autocomplete_display(window, current_input, first_word, words, ends_with_space):
     """