diff --git a/control-pipeline/scripts/reupload_legal_strategy.py b/control-pipeline/scripts/reupload_legal_strategy.py
index f886ac3..3767527 100644
--- a/control-pipeline/scripts/reupload_legal_strategy.py
+++ b/control-pipeline/scripts/reupload_legal_strategy.py
@@ -381,7 +381,13 @@ def main():
             continue
 
         # 2. Get text
-        text = get_text(doc)
+        try:
+            text = get_text(doc)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"  ERROR extracting text: {e}")
+            results.append({"file": doc["upload_filename"], "old": old_count,
+                            "new": 0, "sect": 0})
+            continue
 
         # 3. Upload with legal strategy
         print("  Uploading with strategy='legal'...")