diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index dc08828e..e82e0d02 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ workspace "iw4x"
 	configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
 	architecture "x86"
 	platforms "x86"
-	exceptionhandling ("SEH")
+	--exceptionhandling ("SEH")
 
 	flags { "StaticRuntime" }
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils/Utils.cpp
index 1000679d..b2e9e35e 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils/Utils.cpp
@@ -121,13 +121,18 @@ namespace Utils
 		return GetModuleHandleA(Utils::String::XOR(std::string(reinterpret_cast<char*>(ntdll), sizeof ntdll), -1).data());
 	}
 
+	void SafeShellExecute(HWND hwnd, LPCSTR lpOperation, LPCSTR lpFile, LPCSTR lpParameters, LPCSTR lpDirectory, INT nShowCmd)
+	{
+		__try
+		{
+			ShellExecuteA(hwnd, lpOperation, lpFile, lpParameters, lpDirectory, nShowCmd);
+		}
+		__finally {}
+	}
+
 	void OpenUrl(std::string url)
 	{
-		try
-		{
-			ShellExecuteA(nullptr, "open", url.data(), nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
-		}
-		catch (...) {}
+		SafeShellExecute(nullptr, "open", url.data(), nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 	}
 
 	bool HasIntercection(unsigned int base1, unsigned int len1, unsigned int base2, unsigned int len2)