--- a/src/core/strings.cc	Wed Jan 10 21:23:57 2024 -0500
+++ b/src/core/strings.cc	Sat Jan 13 09:42:02 2024 -0500
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace Strings {
 
@@ -132,8 +133,15 @@
 }
 
 std::wstring ToWstring(const std::string& string) {
-	static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t> converter;
-	return converter.from_bytes(string);
+	static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>> converter("", L"");
+
+	std::wstring wstr;
+	try {
+		wstr = converter.from_bytes(string);
+	} catch (std::range_error const& ex) {
+		std::cerr << "Failed to convert UTF-8 to wide string!" << std::endl;
+	}
+	return wstr;
 }
 
 std::wstring ToWstring(const QString& string) {
@@ -143,7 +151,7 @@
 }
 
 std::string ToUtf8String(const std::wstring& wstring) {
-	static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t> converter;
+	static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>> converter("", L"");
 	return converter.to_bytes(wstring);
 }