diff --git a/Sources/App/Program.cs b/Sources/App/Program.cs
index d80f387..5d89f6a 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Program.cs
+++ b/Sources/App/Program.cs
@@ -220,9 +220,23 @@ namespace App
                 Console.WriteLine("create a face with an image uri, or enter 'ok' if you're finished");
                 menuChoiceNewFaces = Console.ReadLine();
 
-                if (menuChoiceNewFaces != "ok") faces.Add(new(new Uri(menuChoiceNewFaces)));
+                if (menuChoiceNewFaces != "ok")
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        faces.Add(new(new Uri(menuChoiceNewFaces)));
+                    }
+                    catch (ArgumentNullException ex)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
+                    }
+                    catch (UriFormatException ex)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("that URI was not valid");
+                        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
+                    }
+                }
             }
-
             die = new ImageDie(faces.ToArray());
             return die;
         }
diff --git a/Sources/Data/Stub.cs b/Sources/Data/Stub.cs
index 3d4e934..e421177 100644
--- a/Sources/Data/Stub.cs
+++ b/Sources/Data/Stub.cs
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ namespace Data
 
             monopolyDice.Add(new ColorDie(colorFaces));
 
+            string rootPath = "https://unsplash.com/photos/";
+
             ImageFace[] imageFaces = new ImageFace[]
             {
-                new(new Uri("https://unsplash.com/photos/TLD6iCOlyb0")),
-                new(new Uri("https://unsplash.com/photos/rTZW4f02zY8")),
-                new(new Uri("https://unsplash.com/photos/Hyu76loQLdk")),
-                new(new Uri("https://unsplash.com/photos/A_Ncbi-RH6s")),
+                new(new Uri(rootPath + "TLD6iCOlyb0")),
+                new(new Uri(rootPath + "rTZW4f02zY8")),
+                new(new Uri(rootPath + "Hyu76loQLdk")),
+                new(new Uri(rootPath + "A_Ncbi-RH6s")),
             };
 
             monopolyDice.Add(new ImageDie(imageFaces));