diff --git a/xword_dl/downloader/amuselabsdownloader.py b/xword_dl/downloader/amuselabsdownloader.py
index c5e122a..830a2c0 100644
--- a/xword_dl/downloader/amuselabsdownloader.py
+++ b/xword_dl/downloader/amuselabsdownloader.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def amuse_b64(e, amuseKey=None):
 
         try:
             xword_data = load_rawc(rawc, amuseKey=amuseKey)
-        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        except (UnicodeDecodeError, base64.binascii.Error):
             xword_data = load_rawc(rawc, amuseKey=amuseKey2)
 
         return xword_data