diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89dea989..0e3d0c47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Improvements
 - All icons are now SVG files
 
+### Fixes
+- not verifying if an icon path is a file
+- Web:
+    - not handling HTTP connection issues
+
 ## [0.8.0] 2019-12-24
 ### Features
 - Native Web applications support:
diff --git a/bauh/gems/web/controller.py b/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
index 435e0570..ccf338e3 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from typing import List, Type, Set, Tuple
 
 import yaml
 from colorama import Fore
+from requests import exceptions
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.context import ApplicationContext
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SearchResult
@@ -136,10 +137,14 @@ class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager):
         return description
 
     def _get_fix_for(self, url_no_protocol: str) -> str:
-        res = self.http_client.get(URL_FIX_PATTERN.format(url=url_no_protocol))
+        try:
+            fix_url = URL_FIX_PATTERN.format(url=url_no_protocol)
+            res = self.http_client.get(fix_url)
 
-        if res:
-            return res.text
+            if res:
+                return res.text
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning("Error when trying to retrieve a fix for {}: {}".format(fix_url, e.__class__.__name__))
 
     def _strip_url_protocol(self, url: str) -> str:
         return RE_PROTOCOL_STRIP.split(url)[1].strip().lower()
@@ -149,10 +154,14 @@ class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager):
 
     def _map_url(self, url: str) -> "BeautifulSoup":
         headers = {'Accept-language': self._get_lang_header(), 'User-Agent': UA_CHROME}
-        url_res = self.http_client.get(url, headers=headers, ignore_ssl=True, single_call=True)
 
-        if url_res:
-            return BeautifulSoup(url_res.text, 'lxml', parse_only=SoupStrainer('head'))
+        try:
+            url_res = self.http_client.get(url, headers=headers, ignore_ssl=True, single_call=True)
+
+            if url_res:
+                return BeautifulSoup(url_res.text, 'lxml', parse_only=SoupStrainer('head'))
+        except exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
+            self.logger.warning("Could not get {}: {}".format(url, e.__class__.__name__))
 
     def search(self, words: str, disk_loader: DiskCacheLoader, limit: int = -1, is_url: bool = False) -> SearchResult:
         local_config = {}
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
index beb8e8e0..1b3001c9 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
@@ -342,8 +342,9 @@ class AppsTable(QTableWidget):
 
         item.setText(name)
 
-        if self.disk_cache and pkg.model.supports_disk_cache() and pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path() and os.path.exists(pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path()):
-            with open(pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path(), 'rb') as f:
+        icon_path = pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path()
+        if self.disk_cache and pkg.model.supports_disk_cache() and icon_path and os.path.isfile(icon_path):
+            with open(icon_path, 'rb') as f:
                 icon_bytes = f.read()
                 pixmap = QPixmap()
                 pixmap.loadFromData(icon_bytes)