diff --git a/components/MetadataWindow.py b/components/MetadataWindow.py
index 1bb0ce9..a13c5db 100644
--- a/components/MetadataWindow.py
+++ b/components/MetadataWindow.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QDialog,
     QFrame,
     QHBoxLayout,
+    QMessageBox,
     QVBoxLayout,
     QLabel,
     QLineEdit,
@@ -65,6 +66,15 @@ class MetadataWindow(QDialog):
         # e.g.,  { "TIT2": ["song_title1", "song_title2"], ... }
         for song in self.songs:
             song_data = get_id3_tags(song[0])
+            if not song_data:
+                QMessageBox.error(
+                    self,
+                    "Error",
+                    f"Could not retrieve ID3 tags for {song[0]}",
+                    QMessageBox.Ok,
+                    QMessageBox.Ok,
+                )
+                return
             for tag in self.id3_tag_mapping:
                 try:
                     _ = tag_sets[tag]
diff --git a/components/MusicTable.py b/components/MusicTable.py
index c8d1197..bd1499e 100644
--- a/components/MusicTable.py
+++ b/components/MusicTable.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class MusicTable(QTableView):
         ]
         #
         # hide the id column
-        self.hideColumn(0)
+        # self.hideColumn(0)
         # db names of headers
         self.database_columns = str(self.config["table"]["columns"]).split(",")
         self.vertical_scroll_position = 0
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ class MusicTable(QTableView):
             try:
                 self.model2.removeRow(index)
             except Exception as e:
-                debug(f" delete_songs() failed | {e}")
+                debug(f"delete_selected_row_indices() failed | {e}")
         self.connect_data_changed()
         self.load_music_table()
 
diff --git a/utils/add_files_to_database.py b/utils/add_files_to_database.py
index 27e4722..451a219 100644
--- a/utils/add_files_to_database.py
+++ b/utils/add_files_to_database.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
 import DBA
 from logging import debug
 from utils import get_id3_tags, convert_id3_timestamp_to_datetime
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ def add_files_to_database(files, progress_callback=None):
                 progress_callback.emit(filepath)
             filename = filepath.split("/")[-1]
             audio = get_id3_tags(filepath)
+            if not audio:
+                QMessageBox.error(
+                    "Error",
+                    f"Could not retrieve ID3 tags for {filepath}",
+                    QMessageBox.Ok,
+                    QMessageBox.Ok,
+                )
+                return
 
             try:
                 title = audio["TIT2"].text[0]
diff --git a/utils/get_id3_tags.py b/utils/get_id3_tags.py
index 4403268..eece6c7 100644
--- a/utils/get_id3_tags.py
+++ b/utils/get_id3_tags.py
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ from mutagen.id3._frames import TIT2
 from mutagen.id3._util import ID3NoHeaderError
 
 
-def get_id3_tags(filename):
+def get_id3_tags(filename: str):
     """Get the ID3 tags for an audio file"""
-    debug(filename)
+    # debug(filename)
+
+    if filename.endswith(".flac"):
+        return
 
     try:
         # Open the MP3 file and read its content