diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/language/LanguageManager.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/language/LanguageManager.kt
index d41e65974..6435a6d0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/language/LanguageManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/language/LanguageManager.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.ChatComponent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.TextComponent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.protocol.protocol.ProtocolVersions
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.synchronizedListOf
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.tryCatch
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.nbt.tag.NBTUtil.asCompound
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException
 
@@ -52,14 +53,6 @@ class LanguageManager(
         fun load(language: String, version: Version?, path: ResourceLocation = ResourceLocation("lang/")): LanguageManager {
             val assetsManager = version?.assetsManager ?: Minosoft.MINOSOFT_ASSETS_MANAGER
 
-            fun tryLoadMinecraftLanguage(language: String): Language? {
-                return try {
-                    tryLoadMinecraftLanguage(language)
-                } catch (exception: FileNotFoundException) {
-                    null
-                }
-            }
-
             fun loadMinecraftLanguage(language: String): Language {
                 val data: MutableMap<ResourceLocation, String> = mutableMapOf()
 
@@ -85,7 +78,7 @@ class LanguageManager(
             val languages: MutableList<Language> = mutableListOf()
 
             if (language != "en_US") {
-                tryLoadMinecraftLanguage(language)?.let { languages += it }
+                tryCatch(FileNotFoundException::class.java, executor = { languages += loadMinecraftLanguage(language) })
             }
             languages += loadMinecraftLanguage("en_US")
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt
index ae92e615e..1f06d850a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/KUtil.kt
@@ -292,4 +292,17 @@ object KUtil {
             else -> TODO()
         }
     }
+
+    fun <T> tryCatch(vararg exceptions: Class<out Throwable> = arrayOf(), executor: () -> T): T? {
+        try {
+            return executor()
+        } catch (thrown: Throwable) {
+            for (exception in exceptions) {
+                if (exception.isAssignableFrom(thrown::class.java)) {
+                    return null
+                }
+            }
+            throw thrown
+        }
+    }
 }