diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/Manual.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/Manual.scala
index cb885525a9..e623e6ba04 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/Manual.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/Manual.scala
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ object Manual extends ManualAPI {
 
   override def contentFor(path: String): java.lang.Iterable[String] = {
     val cleanPath = com.google.common.io.Files.simplifyPath(path)
-    val language = FMLCommonHandler.instance.getCurrentLanguage
+    val language = try {
+      FMLCommonHandler.instance.getCurrentLanguage
+    } catch {
+      case t: Throwable =>
+        OpenComputers.log.warn("The game threw an error when querying current language.", t)
+        "en_US"
+    }
     contentForWithRedirects(cleanPath.replaceAll(LanguageKey, language)).
       orElse(contentForWithRedirects(cleanPath.replaceAll(LanguageKey, FallbackLanguage))).
       orNull