diff --git a/bin/add-edb-ids b/bin/add-edb-ids
index da6a554..7ed04e7 100755
--- a/bin/add-edb-ids
+++ b/bin/add-edb-ids
@@ -51,16 +51,23 @@ for (const {title} of itemPagesWithoutEDBIDs) {
 	}
 	console.log('EDB ID:', edbID, `(https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/${encodeURIComponent(edbID)})`);
 
+	let originalText;
+	try {
+		originalText = await mw.readPage(title);
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.log('Error reading page:', error);
+		continue;
+	}
+
 	// rewrite wiki page to include id-edb infobox parameter
 	let updatedText;
 	try {
-		const originalText = await mw.readPage(title);
 		updatedText = insertInfoboxEDBID(originalText, edbID);
 		diff(originalText, updatedText);
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.log('Error inserting parameter:', error);
 		console.group('Bad page content:');
-		console.log(pageContent);
+		console.log(originalText);
 		console.groupEnd();
 		console.log();
 		continue;