diff --git a/System/Entropy.hs b/System/Entropy.hs
--- a/System/Entropy.hs
+++ b/System/Entropy.hs
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
 	, closeHandle
 	) where
 
-import Control.Exception as X
 import Control.Monad (liftM)
 import Data.ByteString as B
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
-import System.IO (openFile, hClose, IOMode(..), Handle)
-import qualified Control.Exception as X
+import System.IO (openFile, hClose, IOMode(..), Handle, withBinaryFile)
 
 #if defined(isWindows)
 {- C example for windows rng - taken from a blog, can't recall which one but thank you!
@@ -98,13 +96,11 @@
 -- on platforms without a secure RNG!
 getEntropy :: Int -> IO B.ByteString
 getEntropy n = do
-  X.catch (do
-            h <- cryptAcquireCtx
-            bs <- cryptGenRandom h n
-            let !bs' = bs
-            cryptReleaseCtx h
-            return bs')
-    (\(e :: X.IOException) -> return B.empty)
+   h <- cryptAcquireCtx
+   bs <- cryptGenRandom h n
+   let !bs' = bs
+   cryptReleaseCtx h
+   return bs'
 
 -- |Open a handle from which random data can be read
 openHandle :: IO CryptHandle
@@ -142,13 +138,6 @@
 -- this entropy is considered "cryptographically secure" but not true
 -- entropy.
 getEntropy :: Int -> IO B.ByteString
-getEntropy n = 
-  X.catch (do
-            h <- openFile source ReadMode
-            bs <- B.hGet h n
-            let !bs' = bs
-            hClose h
-            return bs')
-  (\(e :: X.IOException) -> return B.empty)
+getEntropy n = withBinaryFile source ReadMode (`B.hGet` n)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/entropy.cabal b/entropy.cabal
--- a/entropy.cabal
+++ b/entropy.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 name:           entropy
-version:        0.1
+version:        0.2
 license:        BSD3
 license-file:   LICENSE
 copyright:      Thomas DuBuisson <thomas.dubuisson@gmail.com>
 author:         Thomas DuBuisson <thomas.dubuisson@gmail.com>
 maintainer:     Thomas DuBuisson <thomas.dubuisson@gmail.com>
-description:    A platform independent method to obtain cryptographically strong entropy (/dev/urandom on Linux, CryptAPI on Windows, patches welcome)
-                Users looking for cryptographically strong (number-theoretically sound) PRNGs should see the 'DRBG' package too!
+description:    A platform independent method to obtain cryptographically strong entropy 
+                (urandom on Linux, CryptAPI on Windows, patches welcome). 
+                Users looking for cryptographically strong (number-theoretically
+                sound) PRNGs should see the 'DRBG' package too!
 synopsis:       A platform independent entropy source
 category:       Data, Cryptography
 homepage:       http://trac.haskell.org/crypto-api/wiki