diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/creativecommons/creativecommons.module b/sites/all/modules/contrib/creativecommons/creativecommons.module
index 85ae92e..5c68042 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/creativecommons/creativecommons.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/creativecommons/creativecommons.module
@@ -753,14 +753,20 @@ function creativecommons_get_locales() {
   $uri = '/locales';
   $xml = creativecommons_get_xml($uri);
 
-  $parser = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
-  $locales = array('');
-  foreach ($parser->locale as $locale) {
-    $id = (string)$locale['id'];
-    $locales[$id] = $id;
-  }
-  asort($locales);
-  return $locales;
+  try {
+    $parser = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
+    $locales = array('');
+    foreach ($parser->locale as $locale) {
+      $id = (string)$locale['id'];
+      $locales[$id] = $id;
+    }
+    asort($locales);
+    return $locales;
+  }
+  catch (Exception $e) {
+    return array('error' => 'Error Getting Locales');
+  }
 }
 
 /**