diff --git a/h5io_browser/pointer.py b/h5io_browser/pointer.py
index c0855d5..71330c5 100644
--- a/h5io_browser/pointer.py
+++ b/h5io_browser/pointer.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def to_dict(self, hierarchical=False):
                 h5_path=self._h5_path,
                 recursive=True,
             )
-        except FileNotFoundError:
+        except (FileNotFoundError, KeyError):
             return {}
         else:
             if self._h5_path == "/":