diff --git a/copyvios/api.py b/copyvios/api.py
index 4da06fd..703a0cb 100644
--- a/copyvios/api.py
+++ b/copyvios/api.py
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ def _hook_check(query):
         return format_api_error("bad_site", info)
     elif not query.result:
         if query.oldid:
-            info = u"The given revision ID doesn't seem to exist: {0}"
+            info = u"The revision ID couldn't be found: {0}"
             return format_api_error("bad_oldid", info.format(query.oldid))
         else:
-            info = u"The given page doesn't seem to exist: {0}"
+            info = u"The page couldn't be found: {0}"
             return format_api_error("bad_title", info.format(query.page.title))
 
     result = query.result
diff --git a/copyvios/checker.py b/copyvios/checker.py
index 71c73a1..22b1a02 100644
--- a/copyvios/checker.py
+++ b/copyvios/checker.py
@@ -105,17 +105,17 @@ def _get_results(query, follow=True):
         query.error = "bad action"
 
 def _get_page_by_revid(site, revid):
-    res = site.api_query(action="query", prop="info|revisions", revids=revid,
-                         rvprop="content|timestamp", inprop="protection|url",
-                         rvslots="main")
     try:
+        res = site.api_query(action="query", prop="info|revisions", revids=revid,
+                             rvprop="content|timestamp", inprop="protection|url",
+                             rvslots="main")
         page_data = res["query"]["pages"].values()[0]
         title = page_data["title"]
         # Only need to check that these exist:
         revision = page_data["revisions"][0]
         revision["slots"]["main"]["*"]
         revision["timestamp"]
-    except (KeyError, IndexError):
+    except (exceptions.APIError, KeyError, IndexError):
         return None
     page = site.get_page(title)
 
diff --git a/templates/index.mako b/templates/index.mako
index 44586c8..cbee23d 100644
--- a/templates/index.mako
+++ b/templates/index.mako
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
         </div>
     % elif query.oldid and not result:
         <div id="info-box" class="red-box">
-            <p>The given revision ID doesn't seem to exist: <a href="https://${query.site.domain | h}/w/index.php?oldid=${query.oldid | h}">${query.oldid | h}</a>.</p>
+            <p>The revision ID couldn't be found: <a href="https://${query.site.domain | h}/w/index.php?oldid=${query.oldid | h}">${query.oldid | h}</a>.</p>
         </div>
     % elif query.title and not result:
         <div id="info-box" class="red-box">
-            <p>The given page doesn't seem to exist: <a href="${query.page.url}">${query.page.title | h}</a>.</p>
+            <p>The page couldn't be found: <a href="${query.page.url}">${query.page.title | h}</a>.</p>
         </div>
     % endif
 %endif