diff --git a/hoogle.cabal b/hoogle.cabal
--- a/hoogle.cabal
+++ b/hoogle.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version:      >= 1.6
 build-type:         Simple
 name:               hoogle
-version:            4.2.9
+version:            4.2.10
 license:            GPL
 license-file:       docs/LICENSE
 category:           Development
diff --git a/src/Recipe/Cabal.hs b/src/Recipe/Cabal.hs
--- a/src/Recipe/Cabal.hs
+++ b/src/Recipe/Cabal.hs
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 import Distribution.Verbosity
 import Distribution.Version
 import Recipe.Haddock
+import Recipe.Type
+import Control.Exception
 
 
-ghcVersion = [7,0,1]
+ghcVersion = [7,4,1]
 
 data Cabal = Cabal
     {cabalName :: String
@@ -25,16 +27,18 @@
     } deriving Show
 
 
-readCabal :: FilePath -> IO Cabal
-readCabal file = do
-    pkg <- readPackageDescription silent file
-    let plat = Platform I386 Linux
-        comp = CompilerId GHC (Version ghcVersion [])
-    pkg <- return $ case finalizePackageDescription [] (const True) plat comp [] pkg of
-        Left _ -> flattenPackageDescription pkg
-        Right (pkg,_) -> pkg
-    return $ Cabal
-        (display $ pkgName $ package pkg)
-        (display $ pkgVersion $ package pkg)
-        (haddockToHTML $ description pkg)
-        [display x | Just l <- [library pkg], Dependency x _ <- targetBuildDepends $ libBuildInfo l]
+readCabal :: FilePath -> IO (Maybe Cabal)
+readCabal file = handle (\e -> do
+    putWarning $ "Failure when reading " ++ file ++ ", " ++ show (e :: SomeException)
+    return Nothing) $ fmap Just $ do
+        pkg <- readPackageDescription silent file
+        let plat = Platform I386 Linux
+            comp = CompilerId GHC (Version ghcVersion [])
+        pkg <- return $ case finalizePackageDescription [] (const True) plat comp [] pkg of
+            Left _ -> flattenPackageDescription pkg
+            Right (pkg,_) -> pkg
+        return $ Cabal
+            (display $ pkgName $ package pkg)
+            (display $ pkgVersion $ package pkg)
+            (haddockToHTML $ description pkg)
+            [display x | Just l <- [library pkg], Dependency x _ <- targetBuildDepends $ libBuildInfo l]
diff --git a/src/Recipe/Hackage.hs b/src/Recipe/Hackage.hs
--- a/src/Recipe/Hackage.hs
+++ b/src/Recipe/Hackage.hs
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
         ver <- version cabals name
         let file = cabals </> name </> ver </> name <.> "cabal"
         src <- readCabal file
-        return $ [""] ++ zipWith (++) ("-- | " : repeat "--   ") (cabalDescription src) ++
-                 ["--","-- Version " ++ ver, "@url package/" ++ name, "@entry package " ++ name]
+        return $ case src of
+            Nothing -> []
+            Just src ->
+                [""] ++ zipWith (++) ("-- | " : repeat "--   ") (cabalDescription src) ++
+                ["--","-- Version " ++ ver, "@url package/" ++ name, "@entry package " ++ name]
     convertSrc noDeps "package" $ unlines $
         "@url http://hackage.haskell.org/" : "@package package" : concat xs
 
@@ -71,10 +74,10 @@
         case had of
             Left e -> putWarning $ "Warning: Exception when reading haddock for " ++ name ++ ", " ++ show (e :: SomeException)
             Right had -> do
-                cab <- readCabal cab
+                deps <- fmap (maybe [] cabalDepends) $ readCabal cab
                 loc <- findLocal local name
                 convertSrc make name $ unlines $
-                    ["@depends " ++ a | a <- cabalDepends cab \\ (name:avoid)] ++
+                    ["@depends " ++ a | a <- deps \\ (name:avoid)] ++
                     (maybe id haddockPackageUrl loc) (haddockHacks $ lines had)