diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index a56dda367d330864a420076a84c3dbaa35b8850c..28e76a60faf415b0fff4257f03c5f43d8d73e26d 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -156,8 +156,10 @@ def check_cache(author_name: str, verbose=0):
     aliases = semantic_scholar_alias(author_name)
     if type(aliases) is not None:
         if len(aliases):
-            st.success("Aliases found in semantic scholar API...")
-            st.success("Also try one of these alternative name queries: {0}".format(aliases))
+            try:
+                st.success("Aliases found in semantic scholar API... \n Also try one of these alternative name queries: {0}".format(aliases))
+            except:
+                pass
             #author_name = aliases[0]
 
     with shelve.open("data/fast_graphs_splash.p") as db: