diff --git a/scripts/isar-sstate b/scripts/isar-sstate
index 8ea85edc..9f5c17b0 100755
--- a/scripts/isar-sstate
+++ b/scripts/isar-sstate
@@ -781,7 +781,10 @@ def sstate_analyze(source, target, **kwargs):
 
             local_file = source.download(s.path)
             remote_file = target.download(t.path)
-            out = compare_sigfiles(remote_file, local_file, recursecb, color=True)
+            try:
+                out = compare_sigfiles(remote_file, local_file, recursecb, color=True)
+            except:
+                out = ["Failed to compare signatures."]
             source.release(local_file)
             target.release(remote_file)
             # shorten hashes from 64 to 8 characters for better readability