diff --git a/sorter.rb b/sorter.rb
index cac6539..da99f3b 100755
--- a/sorter.rb
+++ b/sorter.rb
@@ -47,10 +47,13 @@ end
 # output - a hash containing all of our output
 #This method converts the output hash to JSON and writes it to "output.json"
 def write_output_json (output, filename)
-  pp output
-  outfile = File.open(filename,'w')
-  outfile.write(output.to_json)
-  outfile.close
+  begin
+    outfile = File.open(filename,'w')
+    outfile.write(output.to_json)
+    outfile.close
+  rescue
+    pp output
+    abort
 end
 
 def write_output_csv (output, filename)