diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsSession.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsSession.cpp
index 9318ceea..177ce6d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsSession.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsSession.cpp
@@ -176,15 +176,19 @@ String
 MSWindowsSession::getActiveDesktopName()
 {
 	String result;
-
-	HDESK hd = OpenInputDesktop(0, TRUE, GENERIC_READ);
-	if (hd != NULL) {
-		DWORD size;
-		GetUserObjectInformation(hd, UOI_NAME, NULL, 0, &size);
-		TCHAR* name = (TCHAR*)alloca(size + sizeof(TCHAR));
-		GetUserObjectInformation(hd, UOI_NAME, name, size, &size);
-		result = name;
-		CloseDesktop(hd);
+	try {
+		HDESK hd = OpenInputDesktop(0, TRUE, GENERIC_READ);
+		if (hd != NULL) {
+			DWORD size;
+			GetUserObjectInformation(hd, UOI_NAME, NULL, 0, &size);
+			TCHAR* name = (TCHAR*)alloca(size + sizeof(TCHAR));
+			GetUserObjectInformation(hd, UOI_NAME, name, size, &size);
+			result = name;
+			CloseDesktop(hd);
+		}
+	}
+	catch (std::exception error) {
+		LOG((CLOG_ERR "failed to get active desktop name: %s", error.what()));
 	}
 
 	return result;