diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 871c028..ef7ab89 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from multiprocessing import Process, current_process, freeze_support, Manager
 
 # External library imports
+import mne
 import psutil
 import requests
+from mne.preprocessing.nirs import source_detector_distances
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication, QWidget, QMessageBox, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QTextEdit, QScrollArea, QComboBox, QGridLayout,
     QPushButton, QMainWindow, QFileDialog, QLabel, QLineEdit, QFrame, QSizePolicy, QGroupBox
@@ -1172,7 +1174,7 @@ class MainApplication(QMainWindow):
             Full Path: {file_path}
             """
 
-        if "Error" in snirf_info:
+        if snirf_info is None:
             info += f"\nSNIRF Metadata could not be loaded: {snirf_info['Error']}"
         else:
             info += "\nSNIRF Metadata:\n"
@@ -1544,38 +1546,45 @@ class MainApplication(QMainWindow):
         return (normalize(v1) > normalize(v2)) - (normalize(v1) < normalize(v2))
 
     def get_snirf_metadata_mne(self, file_name):
-        import mne
-        from mne.preprocessing.nirs import source_detector_distances
 
-        raw = mne.io.read_raw_snirf(file_name, preload=True)
+        try:
+            import h5py
+            print("h5py version:", h5py.__version__)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("Failed to import h5py:", e)
+        
+        try:    
+            raw = mne.io.read_raw_snirf(file_name, preload=True)
 
-        snirf_info = {}
+            snirf_info = {}
 
-        # Measurement date
-        snirf_info['Measurement Date'] = str(raw.info.get('meas_date'))
+            # Measurement date
+            snirf_info['Measurement Date'] = str(raw.info.get('meas_date'))
 
-        # Source-detector distances
-        distances = source_detector_distances(raw.info)
-        distance_info = []
-        for ch_name, dist in zip(raw.info['ch_names'], distances):
-            distance_info.append(f"{ch_name}: {dist:.4f} m")
-        snirf_info['Source-Detector Distances'] = distance_info
-
-        # Digitization points / optode positions
-        dig = raw.info.get('dig', None)
-        if dig is not None:
-            dig_info = []
-            for point in dig:
-                kind = point['kind']
-                ident = point['ident']
-                coord = point['r']
-                dig_info.append(f"Kind: {kind}, ID: {ident}, Coord: {coord}")
-            snirf_info['Digitization Points'] = dig_info
-        else:
-            snirf_info['Digitization Points'] = "Not found"
-            
-        return snirf_info
+            # Source-detector distances
+            distances = source_detector_distances(raw.info)
+            distance_info = []
+            for ch_name, dist in zip(raw.info['ch_names'], distances):
+                distance_info.append(f"{ch_name}: {dist:.4f} m")
+            snirf_info['Source-Detector Distances'] = distance_info
 
+            # Digitization points / optode positions
+            dig = raw.info.get('dig', None)
+            if dig is not None:
+                dig_info = []
+                for point in dig:
+                    kind = point['kind']
+                    ident = point['ident']
+                    coord = point['r']
+                    dig_info.append(f"Kind: {kind}, ID: {ident}, Coord: {coord}")
+                snirf_info['Digitization Points'] = dig_info
+            else:
+                snirf_info['Digitization Points'] = "Not found"
+                
+            return snirf_info
+        except:
+            return None
+        
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         # Gracefully shut down multiprocessing children