diff --git a/guides/w3c_validator.rb b/guides/w3c_validator.rb
index 8be14fe1f5..6ef3df45a9 100644
--- a/guides/w3c_validator.rb
+++ b/guides/w3c_validator.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ module RailsGuides
       errors_on_guides = {}
 
       guides_to_validate.each do |f|
-        results = validator.validate_file(f)
+        begin
+          results = validator.validate_file(f)
+        rescue Exception => e
+          puts "\nCould not validate #{f} because of #{e}"
+          next
+        end
 
         if results.validity
           print "."