From 0e8b174f12c96d1d93cbf200e6ac6b01fcc2fb64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Nadareski <mnadareski@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:08:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] User-friendly error message if checking for updates fails
 (fixes #966)

---
 CHANGELIST.md                      | 1 +
 MPF.Frontend/Tools/FrontendTool.cs | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELIST.md b/CHANGELIST.md
index 7e225632..d8a65421 100644
--- a/CHANGELIST.md
+++ b/CHANGELIST.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Fix tests from last change
 - Migrate to public domain CICM implementation
 - Relicense from GPLv3 to MIT
+- User-friendly error message if checking for updates fails
 
 ### 3.7.1 (2026-03-30)
 
diff --git a/MPF.Frontend/Tools/FrontendTool.cs b/MPF.Frontend/Tools/FrontendTool.cs
index 158e7d7c..26396509 100644
--- a/MPF.Frontend/Tools/FrontendTool.cs
+++ b/MPF.Frontend/Tools/FrontendTool.cs
@@ -560,10 +560,10 @@ namespace MPF.Frontend.Tools
                 different = version != tag && tag is not null;
                 message = $"Local version: {version}{Environment.NewLine}Remote version: {tag}";
             }
-            catch (Exception ex)
+            catch
             {
                 different = false;
-                message = ex.ToString();
+                message = "An error occurred while checking for versions";  // ex.ToString();
                 url = null;
             }
         }