diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ae9784..49894d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ For major (breaking) changes - version 3 and 2 see end of page.
 
 | Version        | Date           | Comment  |
 | -------------- | -------------- | -------- |
+| 4.23.8         | 2020-04-26     | `getMacAddresses()` fix added try catch |
 | 4.23.7         | 2020-04-26     | `getCpuCurrentSpeedSync()` workarround fix |
 | 4.23.6         | 2020-04-25     | `networkGatewayDefault()` bug fix no interfaces |
 | 4.23.5         | 2020-04-20     | updated docs |
diff --git a/docs/history.html b/docs/history.html
index 9ce68b4..9fbc1a7 100644
--- a/docs/history.html
+++ b/docs/history.html
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@
                   </tr>
                 </thead>
                 <tbody>
+                  <tr>
+                    <th scope="row">4.23.8</th>
+                    <td>2020-04-2&</td>
+                    <td><span class="code">getMacAddresses()</span> fix added try catch</td>
+                  </tr>
                   <tr>
                     <th scope="row">4.23.7</th>
                     <td>2020-04-2&</td>
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 4a94af0..b75c294 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
       <img class="logo" src="assets/logo.png">
       <div class="title">systeminformation</div>
       <div class="subtitle"><span id="typed"></span></div>
-      <div class="version">Current Version: <span id="version">4.23.7</span></div>
+      <div class="version">Current Version: <span id="version">4.23.8</span></div>
       <button class="btn btn-light" onclick="location.href='https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation'">View on Github <i class=" fab fa-github"></i></button>
     </div>
     <div class="down">
diff --git a/lib/network.js b/lib/network.js
index e2f8e1d..fd1bf7e 100644
--- a/lib/network.js
+++ b/lib/network.js
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ function getDefaultNetworkInterface() {
   try {
     if (_windows) {
       // https://www.inetdaemon.com/tutorials/internet/ip/routing/default_route.shtml
+      let defaultIp = '';
       const cmd = 'netstat -r';
       const result = execSync(cmd);
       const lines = result.toString().split(os.EOL);
-      let defaultIp = '';
       lines.forEach(line => {
         line = line.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
         if (line.indexOf('0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0') > -1 && !(/[a-zA-Z]/.test(line))) {
@@ -126,46 +126,54 @@ function getMacAddresses() {
         pathToIp = '';
       }
     }
-    const cmd = 'export LC_ALL=C; ' + ((pathToIp) ? pathToIp + ' link show up' : '/sbin/ifconfig') + '; unset LC_ALL';
-    let res = execSync(cmd);
-    const lines = res.toString().split('\n');
-    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-      if (lines[i] && lines[i][0] !== ' ') {
-        if (pathToIp) {
-          let nextline = lines[i + 1].trim().split(' ');
-          if (nextline[0] === 'link/ether') {
-            iface = lines[i].split(' ')[1];
-            iface = iface.slice(0, iface.length - 1);
-            mac = nextline[1];
+    try {
+      const cmd = 'export LC_ALL=C; ' + ((pathToIp) ? pathToIp + ' link show up' : '/sbin/ifconfig') + '; unset LC_ALL';
+      let res = execSync(cmd);
+      const lines = res.toString().split('\n');
+      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        if (lines[i] && lines[i][0] !== ' ') {
+          if (pathToIp) {
+            let nextline = lines[i + 1].trim().split(' ');
+            if (nextline[0] === 'link/ether') {
+              iface = lines[i].split(' ')[1];
+              iface = iface.slice(0, iface.length - 1);
+              mac = nextline[1];
+            }
+          } else {
+            iface = lines[i].split(' ')[0];
+            mac = lines[i].split('HWaddr ')[1];
           }
-        } else {
-          iface = lines[i].split(' ')[0];
-          mac = lines[i].split('HWaddr ')[1];
-        }
 
-        if (iface && mac) {
-          result[iface] = mac.trim();
-          iface = '';
-          mac = '';
+          if (iface && mac) {
+            result[iface] = mac.trim();
+            iface = '';
+            mac = '';
+          }
         }
       }
+    } catch (e) {
+      util.noop();
     }
   }
   if (_darwin) {
-    const cmd = '/sbin/ifconfig';
-    let res = execSync(cmd);
-    const lines = res.toString().split('\n');
-    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-      if (lines[i] && lines[i][0] !== '\t' && lines[i].indexOf(':') > 0) {
-        iface = lines[i].split(':')[0];
-      } else if (lines[i].indexOf('\tether ') === 0) {
-        mac = lines[i].split('\tether ')[1];
-        if (iface && mac) {
-          result[iface] = mac.trim();
-          iface = '';
-          mac = '';
+    try {
+      const cmd = '/sbin/ifconfig';
+      let res = execSync(cmd);
+      const lines = res.toString().split('\n');
+      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        if (lines[i] && lines[i][0] !== '\t' && lines[i].indexOf(':') > 0) {
+          iface = lines[i].split(':')[0];
+        } else if (lines[i].indexOf('\tether ') === 0) {
+          mac = lines[i].split('\tether ')[1];
+          if (iface && mac) {
+            result[iface] = mac.trim();
+            iface = '';
+            mac = '';
+          }
         }
       }
+    } catch (e) {
+      util.noop();
     }
   }
   return result;
@@ -491,21 +499,25 @@ function getLinuxIfaceConnectionName(interfaceName) {
 
 function checkLinuxDCHPInterfaces(file) {
   let result = [];
-  let cmd = `cat ${file} 2> /dev/null | grep 'iface\\|source'`;
-  const lines = execSync(cmd, { maxBuffer: 1024 * 20000 }).toString().split('\n');
+  try {
+    let cmd = `cat ${file} 2> /dev/null | grep 'iface\\|source'`;
+    const lines = execSync(cmd, { maxBuffer: 1024 * 20000 }).toString().split('\n');
 
-  lines.forEach(line => {
-    const parts = line.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().split(' ');
-    if (parts.length >= 4) {
-      if (line.toLowerCase().indexOf(' inet ') >= 0 && line.toLowerCase().indexOf('dhcp') >= 0) {
-        result.push(parts[1]);
+    lines.forEach(line => {
+      const parts = line.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().split(' ');
+      if (parts.length >= 4) {
+        if (line.toLowerCase().indexOf(' inet ') >= 0 && line.toLowerCase().indexOf('dhcp') >= 0) {
+          result.push(parts[1]);
+        }
       }
-    }
-    if (line.toLowerCase().includes('source')) {
-      let file = line.split(' ')[1];
-      result = result.concat(checkLinuxDCHPInterfaces(file));
-    }
-  });
+      if (line.toLowerCase().includes('source')) {
+        let file = line.split(' ')[1];
+        result = result.concat(checkLinuxDCHPInterfaces(file));
+      }
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    util.noop();
+  }
   return result;
 }