diff --git a/main/gui/source/main.cpp b/main/gui/source/main.cpp
index 2f932fb3e8ab9..7c2fe5f1cf4bb 100644
--- a/main/gui/source/main.cpp
+++ b/main/gui/source/main.cpp
@@ -23,32 +23,40 @@ namespace hex::init {
  * @return Exit code
  */
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-    using namespace hex;
-
-    // Set the main thread's name to "Main"
-    TaskManager::setCurrentThreadName("Main");
-
-    // Setup crash handlers right away to catch crashes as early as possible
-    crash::setupCrashHandlers();
-
-    // Run platform-specific initialization code
-    Window::initNative();
-
-    // Handle command line arguments if any have been passed
-    if (argc > 1) {
-        init::runCommandLine(argc, argv);
+    try {
+        using namespace hex;
+
+        // Set the main thread's name to "Main"
+        TaskManager::setCurrentThreadName("Main");
+
+        // Setup crash handlers right away to catch crashes as early as possible
+        crash::setupCrashHandlers();
+
+        // Run platform-specific initialization code
+        Window::initNative();
+
+        // Handle command line arguments if any have been passed
+        if (argc > 1) {
+            init::runCommandLine(argc, argv);
+        }
+
+        // Log some system information to aid debugging when users share their logs
+        log::info("Welcome to ImHex {}!", ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion());
+        log::info("Compiled using commit {}@{}", ImHexApi::System::getCommitBranch(), ImHexApi::System::getCommitHash());
+        log::info("Running on {} {} ({})", ImHexApi::System::getOSName(), ImHexApi::System::getOSVersion(), ImHexApi::System::getArchitecture());
+
+        #if defined(OS_LINUX)
+        if (auto distro = ImHexApi::System::getLinuxDistro(); distro.has_value()) {
+            log::info("Linux distribution: {}. Version: {}", distro->name, distro->version.empty() ? "None" : distro->version);
+        } else {
+            log::warning("Linux distribution information is not available.");
+        }
+        #endif
+
+        // Run ImHex
+        return init::runImHex();
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+        std::cerr << "Unhandled exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-
-    // Log some system information to aid debugging when users share their logs
-    log::info("Welcome to ImHex {}!", ImHexApi::System::getImHexVersion());
-    log::info("Compiled using commit {}@{}", ImHexApi::System::getCommitBranch(), ImHexApi::System::getCommitHash());
-    log::info("Running on {} {} ({})", ImHexApi::System::getOSName(), ImHexApi::System::getOSVersion(), ImHexApi::System::getArchitecture());
-    #if defined(OS_LINUX)
-    auto distro = ImHexApi::System::getLinuxDistro().value();
-    log::info("Linux distribution: {}. Version: {}", distro.name, distro.version == "" ? "None" : distro.version);
-    #endif
-
-
-    // Run ImHex
-    return init::runImHex();
 }