diff --git a/packages/tools/website/build.ts b/packages/tools/website/build.ts
index e33336c7df..a7e60e2b14 100644
--- a/packages/tools/website/build.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/website/build.ts
@@ -144,12 +144,17 @@ function renderPageToHtml(md: string, targetPath: string, templateParams: Templa
 }
 
 function renderFileToHtml(sourcePath: string, targetPath: string, templateParams: TemplateParams) {
-	let md = readFileSync(sourcePath, 'utf8');
-	if (templateParams.isNews) {
-		md = processNewsMarkdown(md, sourcePath);
+	try {
+		let md = readFileSync(sourcePath, 'utf8');
+		if (templateParams.isNews) {
+			md = processNewsMarkdown(md, sourcePath);
+		}
+		md = stripOffFrontMatter(md).doc;
+		return renderPageToHtml(md, targetPath, templateParams);
+	} catch (error) {
+		error.message = `Could not render file: ${sourcePath}: ${error.message}`;
+		throw error;
 	}
-	md = stripOffFrontMatter(md).doc;
-	return renderPageToHtml(md, targetPath, templateParams);
 }
 
 function makeHomePageMd() {
diff --git a/packages/tools/website/updateNews.ts b/packages/tools/website/updateNews.ts
index dd8c87767d..65b70f733f 100644
--- a/packages/tools/website/updateNews.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/website/updateNews.ts
@@ -73,18 +73,23 @@ const getPosts = async (newsDir: string): Promise<Post[]> => {
 };
 
 const getPostContent = async (post: Post): Promise<PostContent> => {
-	const raw = await readFile(post.path, 'utf8');
-	const parsed = stripOffFrontMatter(raw);
-	const lines = parsed.doc.split('\n');
-	const titleLine = lines[0];
-	if (!titleLine.startsWith('# ')) throw new Error('Cannot extract title from post: no header detected');
-	lines.splice(0, 1);
+	try {
+		const raw = await readFile(post.path, 'utf8');
+		const parsed = stripOffFrontMatter(raw);
+		const lines = parsed.doc.split('\n');
+		const titleLine = lines[0];
+		if (!titleLine.startsWith('# ')) throw new Error('Cannot extract title from post: no header detected');
+		lines.splice(0, 1);
 
-	return {
-		title: titleLine.substr(1).trim(),
-		body: lines.join('\n').trim(),
-		parsed,
-	};
+		return {
+			title: titleLine.substr(1).trim(),
+			body: lines.join('\n').trim(),
+			parsed,
+		};
+	} catch (error) {
+		error.message = `Could not get post content: ${post.id}: ${post.path}: ${error.message}`;
+		throw error;
+	}
 };
 
 const execApi = async (method: HttpMethod, path: string, body: Record<string, string | number> = null) => {
diff --git a/packages/tools/website/utils/parser.ts b/packages/tools/website/utils/parser.ts
index 6d1631c8fd..856d587e33 100644
--- a/packages/tools/website/utils/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/website/utils/parser.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,24 @@ interface ReadmeDoc {
 }
 
 export async function readmeFileTitleAndBody(sourcePath: string): Promise<ReadmeDoc> {
-	let md = await readFile(sourcePath, 'utf8');
-	md = stripOffFrontMatter(md).doc.trim();
-	const r = md.match(/^# (.*)/);
+	try {
+		let md = await readFile(sourcePath, 'utf8');
+		md = stripOffFrontMatter(md).doc.trim();
+		const r = md.match(/^# (.*)/);
 
-	if (!r) {
-		throw new Error(`Could not determine title for Markdown file: ${sourcePath}`);
-	} else {
-		const lines = md.split('\n');
-		lines.splice(0, 1);
-		return {
-			title: r[1],
-			body: lines.join('\n'),
-		};
+		if (!r) {
+			throw new Error('Could not determine title');
+		} else {
+			const lines = md.split('\n');
+			lines.splice(0, 1);
+			return {
+				title: r[1],
+				body: lines.join('\n'),
+			};
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		error.message = `On ${sourcePath}: ${error.message}`;
+		throw error;
 	}
 }