diff --git a/docs/notebooks/99_wetlands.ipynb b/docs/notebooks/99_wetlands.ipynb
index 45b98fb47f..2fe24033a9 100644
--- a/docs/notebooks/99_wetlands.ipynb
+++ b/docs/notebooks/99_wetlands.ipynb
@@ -200,7 +200,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "gdf = leafmap.get_nwi_by_huc8(huc8, quiet=False)"
+    "try:\n",
+    "    gdf = leafmap.get_nwi_by_huc8(huc8, quiet=False)\n",
+    "except Exception as e:\n",
+    "    print(e)\n",
+    "    gdf = None"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -212,7 +216,8 @@
    "source": [
     "m = leafmap.Map()\n",
     "m.add_basemap(\"HYBRID\")\n",
-    "m.add_nwi(gdf, layer_name=\"Wetlands\", zoom_to_layer=True)\n",
+    "if gdf is not None:\n",
+    "    m.add_nwi(gdf, layer_name=\"Wetlands\", zoom_to_layer=True)\n",
     "m"
    ]
   }