diff --git a/core/detekt_baseline.xml b/core/detekt_baseline.xml
index bd0212b73..68cc85d61 100644
--- a/core/detekt_baseline.xml
+++ b/core/detekt_baseline.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     <ID>ReturnCount:OnSwipeTouchListener.kt$OnSwipeTouchListener.GestureListener$override fun onFling( e1: MotionEvent, e2: MotionEvent, velocityX: Float, velocityY: Float ): Boolean</ID>
     <ID>ReturnCount:ToolbarScrollingKiwixWebView.kt$ToolbarScrollingKiwixWebView$@SuppressLint("ClickableViewAccessibility") override fun onTouchEvent(event: MotionEvent): Boolean</ID>
     <ID>TooGenericExceptionCaught:CompatFindActionModeCallback.kt$CompatFindActionModeCallback$exception: Exception</ID>
-    <ID>TooGenericExceptionCaught:FileReader.kt$e: Exception</ID>
     <ID>TooGenericExceptionCaught:JNIInitialiser.kt$JNIInitialiser$e: Exception</ID>
     <ID>TooGenericExceptionCaught:OnSwipeTouchListener.kt$OnSwipeTouchListener.GestureListener$exception: Exception</ID>
     <ID>TooGenericExceptionThrown:AdapterDelegateManager.kt$AdapterDelegateManager$throw RuntimeException("No delegate registered for $item")</ID>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/FileReader.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/FileReader.kt
index 945ea5794..994476deb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/FileReader.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/FileReader.kt
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.main
 
 import android.content.Context
 import java.io.BufferedReader
+import java.io.IOException
 
 fun Context.readFile(filePath: String): String = try {
   this.assets.open(filePath)
     .bufferedReader()
     .use(BufferedReader::readText)
-} catch (e: Exception) {
+} catch (e: IOException) {
   "".also { e.printStackTrace() }
 }