diff --git a/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-formats.js b/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-formats.js
index d3a0a4b04..91a363150 100644
--- a/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-formats.js
+++ b/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-formats.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ define(['utils/load-component-dependencies'], function(loadComponentDependencies
         return string.replace(/,\s*}*$/, "}");
     }
 
-    const afsFormatDataHTML = document.querySelector('#afsFormatData');
-    const afsFormatData = afsFormatDataHTML.getAttribute('afsFormats');
-    const fileRenderers = JSON.parse(removeTrailingCommaFromObject(afsFormatData));
+    try {
+        const afsFormatDataHTML = document.querySelector('#afsFormatData');
+        const afsFormatData = afsFormatDataHTML.getAttribute('afsFormats');
+        const fileRenderers = JSON.parse(removeTrailingCommaFromObject(afsFormatData));
 
-    // loadComponentDependencies(Object.values(fileRenderers).map(value => value['component']));
-
-    return fileRenderers;
+        return fileRenderers;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+    }
 });
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diff --git a/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-settings.js b/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-settings.js
index ec48deef9..27594e2bd 100644
--- a/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-settings.js
+++ b/arches_for_science/media/js/afs-settings.js
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ define([], function() {
         return string.replace(/,\s*}*$/, "}");
     }
 
-    const afsSettingsDataHTML = document.querySelector('#projectSettings');
-    const cloudStorageText = afsSettingsDataHTML.getAttribute('cloudStorage');
-    const cloudStorage = JSON.parse(removeTrailingCommaFromObject(cloudStorageText));
+    try {
+        const afsSettingsDataHTML = document.querySelector('#projectSettings');
+        const cloudStorageText = afsSettingsDataHTML.getAttribute('cloudStorage');
+        const cloudStorage = JSON.parse(removeTrailingCommaFromObject(cloudStorageText));
 
-    return {
-        cloudStorage
-    };
+        return {
+            cloudStorage
+        };
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+    }
 });
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