diff --git a/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb b/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
index 5019a71703..97b43e79e9 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb
@@ -79,10 +79,14 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
 		startxrefs	= pdf_objects[2]
 		root_obj	= pdf_objects[3]
 
-		output = basic_social_engineering_exploit(xref_trailers,root_obj,stream,trailers,file_name,exe_name,startxrefs.last)
+		begin
+			output = basic_social_engineering_exploit(xref_trailers,root_obj,stream,trailers,file_name,exe_name,startxrefs.last)
 
-		print_status("Creating '#{datastore['FILENAME']}' file...")
-		file_create(output)
+			print_status("Creating '#{datastore['FILENAME']}' file...")
+			file_create(output)
+		rescue KeyError => e
+			print_error("Incompatible PDF structure: #{e.message}. Please try a different PDF.")
+		end
 	end