diff --git a/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/iconfTool/utils/__init__.py b/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/iconfTool/utils/__init__.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/DataQuality/DataQualityUtils/python/hancoolmod.py b/DataQuality/DataQualityUtils/python/hancoolmod.py
index 3f6425b91946df9cc68ea65ae0294936e541454a..ec729409dceab935facce7f83c1a53e5dabda9c1 100644
--- a/DataQuality/DataQualityUtils/python/hancoolmod.py
+++ b/DataQuality/DataQualityUtils/python/hancoolmod.py
@@ -507,7 +507,11 @@ def hancool_defects(runNumber, filePath="./", dbConnection="", db_tag='HEAD', is
         globname = fnames[0][0]
         filename = os.path.basename(globname)    
         since, until = getLimits(filename)
-        defects += pix_defect.execute(runNumber, globname, until-1)
+        try:
+            defects += pix_defect.execute(runNumber, globname, until-1)
+        except Exception, e:
+            logging.warning('Unable to execute pixel hancool code')
+            logging.warning('--> %s: %s' % (type(e).__name__, e))
 
     from DQDefects import DefectsDB
     ddb = DefectsDB(dbConnection, read_only=False)