diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index 01fe48f..55f3955 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "home-page":"Home page",
     "main-menu":"Main menu",
     "print":"Print",
+    "print-page-error": "An error has occured while printing.",
     "new-tab":"New tab",
     "close-tab":"Close tab",
     "close":"Close",
@@ -121,5 +122,7 @@
     "open-link-in-web-browser":"Open link in web browser",
     "download-dir-dialog-title":"Are you sure you want to change the download directory?",
     "download-dir-dialog-msg":"The new download directory path will be:\n{{DIRECTORY}}",
-    "invalid-port":"Invalid port"
+    "invalid-port":"Invalid port",
+    "zim-open-fail-title":"Invalid file",
+    "zim-open-fail-text":"The ZIM file <b>{{ZIM}}</b> cannot be open properly. It will be removed from your library."
 }
diff --git a/src/contentmanager.cpp b/src/contentmanager.cpp
index 00138ec..06d3f66 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QStorageInfo>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 
 ContentManager::ContentManager(Library* library, kiwix::Downloader* downloader, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
@@ -120,7 +121,20 @@ QStringList ContentManager::getBookInfos(QString id, const QStringList &keys)
 void ContentManager::openBook(const QString &id)
 {
     QUrl url("zim://"+id+".zim/");
-    KiwixApp::instance()->openUrl(url, true);
+    try {
+        KiwixApp::instance()->openUrl(url, true);
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        auto tabBar = KiwixApp::instance()->getTabWidget();
+        tabBar->closeTab(1);
+        auto text = gt("zim-open-fail-text");
+        text = text.replace("{{ZIM}}", QString::fromStdString(mp_library->getBookById(id).getPath()));
+        auto title = gt("zim-open-fail-title");
+        KiwixApp::instance()->showMessage(text, title, QMessageBox::Warning);
+        mp_library->removeBookFromLibraryById(id);
+        tabBar->setCurrentIndex(0);
+        emit(booksChanged());
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 #define ADD_V(KEY, METH) {if(key==KEY) {values.append(QString::fromStdString((d->METH()))); continue;}}
diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.cpp b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
index 70c7f26..c5f3e88 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.cpp
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ void KiwixApp::openZimFile(const QString &zimfile)
     try {
         zimId = m_library.openBookFromPath(validZimFile);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-        showMessage("Cannot open " + validZimFile + ": \n" + e.what());
+        auto text = gt("zim-open-fail-text");
+        text = text.replace("{{ZIM}}", validZimFile);
+        showMessage(text, gt("zim-open-fail-title"), QMessageBox::Warning);
         return;
     }
     openUrl(QUrl("zim://"+zimId+".zim/"));
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ void KiwixApp::printPage()
             return;
         webview->page()->print(printer, [=](bool success) {
             if (!success) {
-                showMessage("An error has occured while printing.");
+                showMessage(gt("print-page-error"), gt("error-title"), QMessageBox::Critical);
             }
             delete printer;
         });
@@ -227,13 +229,19 @@ void KiwixApp::openRandomUrl(bool newTab)
         url.setPath("/" + QString::fromStdString(entry.getPath()));
         openUrl(url, newTab);
     } catch ( const kiwix::NoEntry& ) {
-        showMessage(gt("random-article-error"));
+        showMessage(gt("random-article-error"), gt("error-title"), QMessageBox::Information);
     }
 }
 
-void KiwixApp::showMessage(const QString &message)
+void KiwixApp::showMessage(const QString &message, const QString &title, const enum QMessageBox::Icon &icon)
 {
-    mp_errorDialog->showMessage(message);
+    QMessageBox msgBox(
+        icon, //Icon
+        title, //Title
+        message, //Text
+        QMessageBox::Ok //Buttons
+    );
+    msgBox.exec();
 }
 
 QAction *KiwixApp::getAction(KiwixApp::Actions action)
diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.h b/src/kiwixapp.h
index d7a727a..38664d8 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.h
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <QtSingleApplication>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QErrorMessage>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <kiwix/name_mapper.h>
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     void openRandomUrl(bool newTab=true);
 
-    void showMessage(const QString& message);
+    void showMessage(const QString& message, const QString& title, const enum QMessageBox::Icon& icon);
 
     KProfile* getProfile() { return &m_profile; }
     Library* getLibrary() { return &m_library; }
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index ffe0504..8ec5298 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ QString Library::openBookFromPath(const QString &zimPath)
 
     kiwix::Manager manager(&m_library);
     auto id =  manager.addBookFromPathAndGetId(zimPath.toStdString());
+    if (id == "") {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("invalid zim file");
+    }
     save();
     emit(booksChanged());
     return QString::fromStdString(id);