--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/MultiLayerFillSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:13:32 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/MultiLayerFillSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:48:42 2011 +0200
@@ -55,23 +55,29 @@
      *
      * @return The XML node.
      */
-    public Element read()
-    throws Exception {
+    public Element read() {
         logger.debug("read()");
-        for(int i = 0; i < symbol.getLayerCount(); i++) {
-            ISymbol sym = (ISymbol)symbol.getLayer(i);
+        try {
+            for(int i = 0; i < symbol.getLayerCount(); i++) {
+                ISymbol sym = (ISymbol)symbol.getLayer(i);
 
-            FillSymbolReader fsr = new FillSymbolReader();
-            if(fsr.canRead(sym)) {
-                fsr.setSymbol(sym);
-                fsr.setParent(parent);
-                fsr.setUtil(util);
-                fsr.read();
+                FillSymbolReader fsr = new FillSymbolReader();
+                if(fsr.canRead(sym)) {
+                    fsr.setSymbol(sym);
+                    fsr.setParent(parent);
+                    fsr.setUtil(util);
+                    fsr.read();
+                }
+                else {
+                    logger.debug("The type of " + sym.getClass().toString() +
+                                 " is not implemented!");
+                }
             }
-            else {
-                logger.debug("The type of " + sym.getClass().toString() +
-                             " is not implemented!");
-            }
+        }
+        catch(Exception e) {
+            logger.error(
+                "Could not read the symbol " +
+                symbol.getClass().toString());
         }
         return parent;
     }