diff --git a/app/Jobs/ImportProfession.php b/app/Jobs/ImportProfession.php
index de3b1d1..947140b 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ImportProfession.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ImportProfession.php
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ class ImportProfession implements ShouldQueue
             // Create recipes for character
             foreach($this->recipes as $data) {
 
-                $item = Item::where('name', $data->name)->firstOrFail();
+                $item = Item::where('name', $data->name)->first();
+                if (!$item) {
+                    throw new Exception("Could not find item '{$data->name}'");
+                }
 
                 $recipes[] = $this->getRecipe($item, $profession, $data)->id;
             }
@@ -129,7 +132,10 @@ class ImportProfession implements ShouldQueue
 
             // Reagents
             foreach($data->items as $reagent) {
-                $item = Item::where('name', $reagent->name)->firstOrFail();
+                $item = Item::where('name', $reagent->name)->first();
+                if (!$item) {
+                    throw new Exception("Could not find item '{$reagent->name}'");
+                }
                 $recipe->reagents()->attach($item, [ 'quantity' => $reagent->num ]);
             }