diff --git a/PCK-Studio/Classes/IO/PCK/PCKFileReader.cs b/PCK-Studio/Classes/IO/PCK/PCKFileReader.cs
index ba10ce98..1e96255c 100644
--- a/PCK-Studio/Classes/IO/PCK/PCKFileReader.cs
+++ b/PCK-Studio/Classes/IO/PCK/PCKFileReader.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace PckStudio.Classes.IO.PCK
             int pck_type = ReadInt(stream);
             if (pck_type > 0xf0_00_00) // 03 00 00 00 == true
                 throw new OverflowException(nameof(pck_type));
+            else if (pck_type < 3) throw new Exception(pck_type.ToString());
             _file = new PCKFile(pck_type);
             ReadLookUpTable(stream);
             ReadFileEntries(stream);
diff --git a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs
index 4e326039..e7a989ad 100644
--- a/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs
+++ b/PCK-Studio/MainForm.cs
@@ -171,8 +171,14 @@ namespace PckStudio
 						"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
 					Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
 				}
+				catch (Exception ex)
+				{
+					MessageBox.Show("Failed to open pck\n" + 
+						"If this is an Audio/Music Cues pck, please use the specialized editor while inside of the parent pck.",
+						"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+					Debug.WriteLine("Can't open pck file of type: " + pck?.type.ToString());
+				}
 			}
-			if (pck?.type < 3) throw new Exception("Can't open pck file of type: " + pck.type.ToString());
 			return pck;
 		}