diff --git a/routes/articles.js b/routes/articles.js
index 4cc734a..897bc1a 100644
--- a/routes/articles.js
+++ b/routes/articles.js
@@ -8,29 +8,32 @@ function toTitleCase(str) {
 
 /* GET home page. */
 function articles(request, response) {
-  var articleList = fs.readdirSync('./articles');
-  articleList.reverse();
-  var contents = '';
-  articleList.forEach(function(item) {
-    var title = item.replace('.gmi', '').replace(/\-/g, ' ');
-    title = toTitleCase(title);
-    contents += `=> /articles/${item} ${title}\r\n`;
-  });
-  response.send(`20 text/gemini\r\n
-# Articles by Uplink:SI
-List of Articles:
-${contents}
-`);
+  var articlesPage = `20 text/gemini\r\n\r\n# Articles by Uplink:SI\r\nList of Articles:\r\n${contents}\r\n`;
+
+  try {
+    var articleList = fs.readdirSync('./articles');
+    articleList.reverse();
+    var contents = '';
+    articleList.forEach(function(item) {
+      var title = item.replace('.gmi', '').replace(/\-/g, ' ');
+      title = toTitleCase(title);
+      contents += `=> /articles/${item} ${title}\r\n`;
+    });
+    response.send(articlesPage);
+  } catch (error) {
+    response.error(51);
+  }
+  
 }
 
 function articles_item(request, response) {
-  var article = fs.readFileSync('./articles/' + request.params.item);
-  response.send(`20 text/gemini\r\n
-${article}
-
-=> /articles/ 📓Articles
-=> / 🏡Home
-`);
+  try {
+    var article = fs.readFileSync('./articles/' + request.params.item);
+    var articlePage = `20 text/gemini\r\n\r\n${article}\r\n\r\n=> /articles/ 📓Articles\r\n=> / 🏡Home\r\n`
+    response.send(articlePage);
+  } catch (error) {
+    response.error(51);
+  }  
 }
     
 module.exports.articles = articles;