diff --git a/src/generate.rs b/src/generate.rs
index e5da6da..9eb4c88 100644
--- a/src/generate.rs
+++ b/src/generate.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ fn has_prefix_attr(f: &Field) -> bool {
     let inner = f
         .attrs
         .iter()
-        .filter_map(|v| {
-            let meta = v.parse_meta().expect("Could not get attribute");
+        .filter_map(|v| v.parse_meta().ok())
+        .filter_map(|meta| {
+            let meta = ;
             if ["get", "get_copy"]
                 .iter()
                 .any(|ident| meta.path().is_ident(ident))
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ pub fn implement(field: &Field, mode: &GenMode, params: &GenParams) -> TokenStre
     let attr = field
         .attrs
         .iter()
-        .filter_map(|v| {
-            let meta = v.parse_meta().expect("attribute");
+        .filter_map(|v| v.parse_meta().ok())
+        .filter_map(|meta| {
             if meta.path().is_ident("doc") {
                 doc.push(v);
                 None
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6e24831..906e4ca 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -234,14 +234,8 @@ pub fn setters(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 fn parse_global_attr(attrs: &[syn::Attribute], attribute_name: &str) -> Option<Meta> {
     attrs
         .iter()
-        .filter_map(|v| {
-            let meta = v.parse_meta().expect("attribute");
-            if meta.path().is_ident(attribute_name) {
-                Some(meta)
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        })
+        .filter_map(|v| v.parse_meta().ok()) // non "meta" attributes are not our concern
+        .filter(|meta| meta.path().is_ident(attribute_name))
         .last()
 }