diff --git a/alpha/includes/alpha.inc b/alpha/includes/alpha.inc
index b4be3e2..0cd031c 100644
--- a/alpha/includes/alpha.inc
+++ b/alpha/includes/alpha.inc
@@ -221,10 +221,14 @@ function alpha_get_theme() {
 
   if (!isset($container[$key])) {
     foreach (array_keys(array_reverse(alpha_theme_trail($theme))) as $item) {
-      if (class_exists($item . '_theme_container')) {
-        $class = $item . '_theme_container';
-        $container[$key] = new $class($theme, $delta);
-        break;
+      try {
+        if (class_exists($item . '_theme_container')) {
+          $class = $item . '_theme_container';
+          $container[$key] = new $class($theme, $delta);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      catch( Exception $e ) {
       }
     }
   }