diff --git a/restic_exporter/restic_exporter.py b/restic_exporter/restic_exporter.py
index ef551f2..aa09ec4 100644
--- a/restic_exporter/restic_exporter.py
+++ b/restic_exporter/restic_exporter.py
@@ -60,12 +60,18 @@ class restic_exporter:
             print(f"{self.metric_name}_{counter}{labels} {float(self.summary[counter])} {self.summary['timestamp']}")
 
     def _read_summary_from_json(self, json_file):
-        with open(json_file, 'r') as file_pointer:
-            content = file_pointer.readlines()
+        try:
+            with open(json_file, 'r') as file_pointer:
+                content = file_pointer.readlines()
+        except Exception as error:
+            self._log.error(f"Error reading file '{json_file}'. Check permissions. {error}")
 
         self.summary = {}
         for line in content:
-            line_data = json.loads(line)
+            try:
+                line_data = json.loads(line)
+            except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as error:
+                self._log.error(f"Error decoding line '{line}'. {error}")
             if 'message_type' in line_data and line_data['message_type'] == 'summary':
                 self.summary = line_data
                 if 'snapshot_id' in line_data: