diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php
index 8f7bf846f5..995bc1fe1a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DebugController.php
@@ -125,16 +125,26 @@ class DebugController extends Controller
         $baseBuildDate     = '(unknown)';
         $expectedDBversion = config('firefly.db_version');
         $foundDBversion    = FireflyConfig::get('db_version', 1)->data;
-        if (file_exists('/var/www/counter-main.txt')) {
-            $buildNr = trim(file_get_contents('/var/www/counter-main.txt'));
+        try {
+            if (file_exists('/var/www/counter-main.txt')) {
+                $buildNr = trim(file_get_contents('/var/www/counter-main.txt'));
+            }
+        } catch (Exception $e) { // generic catch for open basedir.
+            Log::debug('Could not check counter.');
+            Log::warning($e->getMessage());
         }
-        if (file_exists('/var/www/build-date-main.txt')) {
-            $buildDate = trim(file_get_contents('/var/www/build-date-main.txt'));
+        try {
+            if (file_exists('/var/www/build-date-main.txt')) {
+                $buildDate = trim(file_get_contents('/var/www/build-date-main.txt'));
+            }
+        } catch (Exception $e) { // generic catch for open basedir.
+            Log::debug('Could not check date.');
+            Log::warning($e->getMessage());
         }
-        if('' !== (string)env('BASE_IMAGE_BUILD')) {
+        if ('' !== (string)env('BASE_IMAGE_BUILD')) {
             $baseBuildNr = env('BASE_IMAGE_BUILD');
         }
-        if('' !== (string)env('BASE_IMAGE_DATE')) {
+        if ('' !== (string)env('BASE_IMAGE_DATE')) {
             $baseBuildDate = env('BASE_IMAGE_DATE');
         }