diff --git a/scripts/utils/notifications.py b/scripts/utils/notifications.py
index dfed537..e09cdec 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/notifications.py
+++ b/scripts/utils/notifications.py
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@ def sendAppriseNotifications(species, confidence, path, date, time, week, latitu
 
         if len(settings_dict.get('FLICKR_API_KEY')) > 0 and "$flickrimage" in body:
             if not comName in flickr_images:
-                # TODO: Make this work with non-english comnames. Implement the "// convert sci name to English name" logic from overview.php here
-                url = 'https://www.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&api_key='+str(settings_dict.get('FLICKR_API_KEY'))+'&text='+str(comName)+'&sort=relevance&per_page=5&media=photos&format=json&license=2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C6%2C9&nojsoncallback=1'
-                resp = requests.get(url=url)
-                data = resp.json()["photos"]["photo"][0]
+                try:
+                    # TODO: Make this work with non-english comnames. Implement the "// convert sci name to English name" logic from overview.php here
+                    url = 'https://www.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&api_key='+str(settings_dict.get('FLICKR_API_KEY'))+'&text='+str(comName)+'&sort=relevance&per_page=5&media=photos&format=json&license=2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C6%2C9&nojsoncallback=1'
+                    resp = requests.get(url=url)
+                    data = resp.json()["photos"]["photo"][0]
 
-                image_url = 'https://farm'+str(data["farm"])+'.static.flickr.com/'+str(data["server"])+'/'+str(data["id"])+'_'+str(data["secret"])+'_n.jpg'
-                flickr_images[comName] = image_url
+                    image_url = 'https://farm'+str(data["farm"])+'.static.flickr.com/'+str(data["server"])+'/'+str(data["id"])+'_'+str(data["secret"])+'_n.jpg'
+                    flickr_images[comName] = image_url
+                except ValueError:
+                    image_url = None
             else:
                 image_url = flickr_images[comName]