diff --git a/cura/UI/TextManager.py b/cura/UI/TextManager.py
index dbe7940f26..e45689936b 100644
--- a/cura/UI/TextManager.py
+++ b/cura/UI/TextManager.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2019 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Ultimaker B.V.
 # Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
 
 import collections
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ from typing import Optional, Dict, List, cast
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSlot
 
+from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 from UM.Resources import Resources
 from UM.Version import Version
 
+catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 #
 # This manager provides means to load texts to QML.
@@ -30,30 +32,33 @@ class TextManager(QObject):
         # Load change log texts and organize them with a dict
         try:
             file_path = Resources.getPath(Resources.Texts, "change_log.txt")
-        except FileNotFoundError:
+        except FileNotFoundError as e:
             # I have no idea how / when this happens, but we're getting crash reports about it.
-            return ""
+            return catalog.i18nc("@text:window", "The release notes could not be opened.") + "<br>" + str(e)
         change_logs_dict = {}  # type: Dict[Version, Dict[str, List[str]]]
-        with open(file_path, "r", encoding = "utf-8") as f:
-            open_version = None  # type: Optional[Version]
-            open_header = ""  # Initialise to an empty header in case there is no "*" in the first line of the changelog
-            for line in f:
-                line = line.replace("\n", "")
-                if "[" in line and "]" in line:
-                    line = line.replace("[", "")
-                    line = line.replace("]", "")
-                    open_version = Version(line)
-                    if open_version > Version([14, 99, 99]):  # Bit of a hack: We released the 15.x.x versions before 2.x
-                        open_version = Version([0, open_version.getMinor(), open_version.getRevision(), open_version.getPostfixVersion()])
-                    open_header = ""
-                    change_logs_dict[open_version] = collections.OrderedDict()
-                elif line.startswith("*"):
-                    open_header = line.replace("*", "")
-                    change_logs_dict[cast(Version, open_version)][open_header] = []
-                elif line != "":
-                    if open_header not in change_logs_dict[cast(Version, open_version)]:
+        try:
+            with open(file_path, "r", encoding = "utf-8") as f:
+                open_version = None  # type: Optional[Version]
+                open_header = ""  # Initialise to an empty header in case there is no "*" in the first line of the changelog
+                for line in f:
+                    line = line.replace("\n", "")
+                    if "[" in line and "]" in line:
+                        line = line.replace("[", "")
+                        line = line.replace("]", "")
+                        open_version = Version(line)
+                        if open_version > Version([14, 99, 99]):  # Bit of a hack: We released the 15.x.x versions before 2.x
+                            open_version = Version([0, open_version.getMinor(), open_version.getRevision(), open_version.getPostfixVersion()])
+                        open_header = ""
+                        change_logs_dict[open_version] = collections.OrderedDict()
+                    elif line.startswith("*"):
+                        open_header = line.replace("*", "")
                         change_logs_dict[cast(Version, open_version)][open_header] = []
-                    change_logs_dict[cast(Version, open_version)][open_header].append(line)
+                    elif line != "":
+                        if open_header not in change_logs_dict[cast(Version, open_version)]:
+                            change_logs_dict[cast(Version, open_version)][open_header] = []
+                        change_logs_dict[cast(Version, open_version)][open_header].append(line)
+        except EnvironmentError as e:
+            return catalog.i18nc("@text:window", "The release notes could not be opened.") + "<br>" + str(e)
 
         # Format changelog text
         content = ""