diff --git a/lazy_github/lib/github/notifications.py b/lazy_github/lib/github/notifications.py
index a95e099..9cfd7c4 100644
--- a/lazy_github/lib/github/notifications.py
+++ b/lazy_github/lib/github/notifications.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 
 from lazy_github.lib.github.backends.cli import run_gh_cli_command
+from lazy_github.lib.logging import lg
 from lazy_github.models.github import Notification
 
 NOTIFICATIONS_PAGE_COUNT = 30
@@ -8,16 +9,22 @@
 
 async def fetch_notifications(all: bool) -> list[Notification]:
     """Fetches notifications on GitHub. If all=True, then previously read notifications will also be returned"""
-    result = await run_gh_cli_command(["api", f"/notifications?all={str(all).lower()}"])
     notifications: list[Notification] = []
-    if result.stdout:
-        parsed = json.loads(result.stdout)
-        notifications = [Notification(**n) for n in parsed]
+    try:
+        result = await run_gh_cli_command(["api", f"/notifications?all={str(all).lower()}"])
+        if result.stdout:
+            parsed = json.loads(result.stdout)
+            notifications = [Notification(**n) for n in parsed]
+    except Exception:
+        lg.exception("Failed to retrieve notifications from the Github API")
     return notifications
 
 
 async def mark_notification_as_read(notification: Notification) -> None:
-    await run_gh_cli_command(["--method", "PATCH", "api", f"/notifications/threads/{notification.id}"])
+    try:
+        await run_gh_cli_command(["--method", "PATCH", "api", f"/notifications/threads/{notification.id}"])
+    except Exception:
+        lg.exception("Failed to mark notification as read")
 
 
 async def unread_notification_count() -> int: