diff --git a/ythdd_globals.py b/ythdd_globals.py
index 9122230..6484539 100644
--- a/ythdd_globals.py
+++ b/ythdd_globals.py
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ def translateLinks(link):
 def getUptime():
 	return int(time.time()) - starttime
 
-def safeTraverse(obj: dict, path: list, default=None):
+def safeTraverse(obj: dict, path: list, default=None, quiet: bool = False):
 	result = obj
 	try:
 		for x in path:
 			#print(f"traversing {result} with respect to {x}")
 			result = result[x]
-	except (KeyError, TypeError):
+	except (KeyError, TypeError, IndexError):
 		result = default
-		print(f"error reading: {' -> '.join(path)} - returning: {default}")
+		if not quiet: print(f"error reading: {' -> '.join(path)} - returning: {default}")
 	finally:
 		return result