diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index c55e2dde..d29fdfc2 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -489,8 +489,12 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
         for i in blockList:
             if len(i.strip()) == 0:
                 continue
-            if self._utils.hasBlock(i):
-                continue
+            try:
+                if self._utils.hasBlock(i):
+                    continue
+            except:
+                logger.warn('Invalid hash') # TODO: move below validate hash check below
+                pass
             if i in self.ignoredHashes:
                 continue
 
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils.py b/onionr/onionrutils.py
index 5c3e59f0..fe2438a1 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils.py
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ class OnionrUtils:
                     else:
                         logger.warn('Failed to verify hash for %s' % block)
 
-
     def progressBar(self, value = 0, endvalue = 100, width = None):
         '''
             Outputs a progress bar with a percentage. Write \n after use.