diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 50a2b33fc..b16eb5b26 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -1479,7 +1479,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 interrupt();
             else if (m_runningHighlighters == 0 && m_changesWereParsed && !m_changesWereColored && !m_allStepsCompleted) {
                 m_textHighlighter.get(provider).setViewPatternEditor(this);
-                m_textHighlighter.get(provider).updateRequiredInputs();
+                try {
+                    m_textHighlighter.get(provider).updateRequiredInputs();
+                } catch (...) {
+
+                }
                 TaskManager::createBackgroundTask("HighlightSourceCode", [this,provider](auto &) { m_textHighlighter.get(provider).highlightSourceCode(); });
             } else if (m_changesWereColored && !m_allStepsCompleted) {
                 m_textHighlighter.get(provider).setRequestedIdentifierColors();