diff --git a/scripts/artifacts/parsecdCache.py b/scripts/artifacts/parsecdCache.py
index 81f9fcb4c..54ffd444a 100644
--- a/scripts/artifacts/parsecdCache.py
+++ b/scripts/artifacts/parsecdCache.py
@@ -29,19 +29,24 @@ def get_parseCDCache(files_found, report_folder, seeker, wrap_text, timezone_off
         report_file = file_found
         db = open_sqlite_db_readonly(file_found)
 
-        cursor = db.cursor()
-        cursor.execute('''
-        select 
-            datetime(engagement_date + 978307200,'unixepoch') as engagement_date, 
-            input, 
-            completion, 
-            transformed, 
-            score
-        FROM completion_cache_engagement
-        ''')
-
-        all_rows = cursor.fetchall()
-
+        # Bug-Fix: give this exception handling in case db is malformed or columns are missing
+        try:
+            cursor = db.cursor()
+            cursor.execute('''
+            select 
+                datetime(engagement_date + 978307200,'unixepoch') as engagement_date, 
+                input, 
+                completion, 
+                transformed, 
+                score
+            FROM completion_cache_engagement
+            ''')
+
+            all_rows = cursor.fetchall()
+        except Exception as e:
+            all_rows = []
+            print(f'Error reading ParseCD Cache database: {e}')
+        
         for row in all_rows:
             timestamp = row[0]
             timestamp = convert_ts_human_to_utc(timestamp)
diff --git a/scripts/artifacts/photosDbexif.py b/scripts/artifacts/photosDbexif.py
index f857f873c..225168a4a 100755
--- a/scripts/artifacts/photosDbexif.py
+++ b/scripts/artifacts/photosDbexif.py
@@ -65,21 +65,27 @@ def get_photosDbexif(files_found, report_folder, seeker, wrap_text, timezone_off
             data_list =[]
             #sqlite portion
             db = open_sqlite_db_readonly(file_found)
-            cursor = db.cursor()
-            cursor.execute('''
-                SELECT
-                DATETIME(ZASSET.ZDATECREATED+978307200,'UNIXEPOCH') AS DATECREATED,
-                DATETIME(ZASSET.ZMODIFICATIONDATE+978307200,'UNIXEPOCH') AS MODIFICATIONDATE,
-                ZASSET.ZDIRECTORY,
-                ZASSET.ZFILENAME,
-                ZASSET.ZLATITUDE,
-                ZASSET.ZLONGITUDE,
-                ZADDITIONALASSETATTRIBUTES.ZCREATORBUNDLEID
-                FROM ZASSET
-                INNER JOIN ZADDITIONALASSETATTRIBUTES ON ZASSET.Z_PK = ZADDITIONALASSETATTRIBUTES.Z_PK
-            ''')
             
-            all_rows = cursor.fetchall()
+            # Bug-Fix: give this exception handling in case db is malformed or columns are missing
+            try:
+                cursor = db.cursor()
+                cursor.execute('''
+                    SELECT
+                    DATETIME(ZASSET.ZDATECREATED+978307200,'UNIXEPOCH') AS DATECREATED,
+                    DATETIME(ZASSET.ZMODIFICATIONDATE+978307200,'UNIXEPOCH') AS MODIFICATIONDATE,
+                    ZASSET.ZDIRECTORY,
+                    ZASSET.ZFILENAME,
+                    ZASSET.ZLATITUDE,
+                    ZASSET.ZLONGITUDE,
+                    ZADDITIONALASSETATTRIBUTES.ZCREATORBUNDLEID
+                    FROM ZASSET
+                    INNER JOIN ZADDITIONALASSETATTRIBUTES ON ZASSET.Z_PK = ZADDITIONALASSETATTRIBUTES.Z_PK
+                ''')
+                
+                all_rows = cursor.fetchall()
+            except Exception as e:
+                all_rows = []
+                print(f'Error reading photos database: {e}')
             usageentries = len(all_rows)
             
             
diff --git a/scripts/artifacts/trustedPeers.py b/scripts/artifacts/trustedPeers.py
index c8d7221cc..837c303fe 100644
--- a/scripts/artifacts/trustedPeers.py
+++ b/scripts/artifacts/trustedPeers.py
@@ -32,24 +32,31 @@ def get_trustedPeers(files_found, report_folder, seeker, wrap_text, timezone_off
             break
             
     db = open_sqlite_db_readonly(file_found)
-    cursor = db.cursor()
-    cursor.execute('''
-    SELECT 
-    DISTINCT datetime(client.ZSECUREBACKUPMETADATATIMESTAMP + 978307200, 'unixepoch') AS "Timestamp",
-	client.ZDEVICEMODEL AS "Model",
-    client.ZDEVICEMODELVERSION AS "Model Version", 
-    client.ZDEVICENAME AS "Device Name",
-    metadata.ZSERIAL AS "Serial Number",
-	client.ZSECUREBACKUPNUMERICPASSPHRASELENGTH AS "Passcode Length"
-    FROM 
-        ZESCROWCLIENTMETADATA AS client
-    LEFT JOIN 
-        ZESCROWMETADATA AS metadata
-    ON 
-        client.ZESCROWMETADATA = metadata.Z_PK;
-    ''')
+    
+    # Bug-Fix: give this exception handling in case db is malformed or no such table exists
+    try:
+        cursor = db.cursor()
+        cursor.execute('''
+        SELECT 
+        DISTINCT datetime(client.ZSECUREBACKUPMETADATATIMESTAMP + 978307200, 'unixepoch') AS "Timestamp",
+        client.ZDEVICEMODEL AS "Model",
+        client.ZDEVICEMODELVERSION AS "Model Version", 
+        client.ZDEVICENAME AS "Device Name",
+        metadata.ZSERIAL AS "Serial Number",
+        client.ZSECUREBACKUPNUMERICPASSPHRASELENGTH AS "Passcode Length"
+        FROM 
+            ZESCROWCLIENTMETADATA AS client
+        LEFT JOIN 
+            ZESCROWMETADATA AS metadata
+        ON 
+            client.ZESCROWMETADATA = metadata.Z_PK;
+        ''')
 
-    all_rows = cursor.fetchall()
+        all_rows = cursor.fetchall()
+    except Exception as e:
+        all_rows = []
+        print(f'Error reading trusted peers database: {e}')
+        
     usageentries = len(all_rows)
     data_list = []