diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index ac85f26..0d2cde4 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import youtube_dl
 
 from error import ErrorHandler
-from message import NowPlayingMessage, QueuedMessage
+from message import NowPlayingMessage, QueuedMessage, ErrorMessage
 
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -57,19 +57,27 @@ class Music(commands.Cog):
   @tasks.loop()
   async def _handle_playback(self):
     while True:
-      await self._queue_lock.acquire()
-      ctx, song = await self._queue.get()
-      audio = discord.FFmpegPCMAudio(song.audio_url, **self._ffmpeg_options)
+      try:
+        await self._queue_lock.acquire()
+        ctx, song = await self._queue.get()
+        audio = discord.FFmpegPCMAudio(song.audio_url, **self._ffmpeg_options)
 
-      def after(err):
-        if err:
-          print(f"Player error: {err}")
+        def after(err):
+          if err:
+            print(f"Player error: {err}")
+          self._queue.task_done()
+          self._queue_lock.release()
+        ctx.voice_client.play(audio, after=after)
+        embed = NowPlayingMessage(title=song.title, url=song.webpage_url)
+        await ctx.send(embed=embed)
+      # pylint: disable=broad-except
+      except Exception as err:
+        print(f"Error during playback: {err}")
+        if ctx:
+          embed = ErrorMessage(str(err))
+          await ctx.send(embed=embed)
         self._queue.task_done()
         self._queue_lock.release()
-      ctx.voice_client.play(audio, after=after)
-
-      embed = NowPlayingMessage(title=song.title, url=song.webpage_url)
-      await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
   @_handle_playback.before_loop
   async def before_handle_playback(self):