diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1a0e369..af847dd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.2.0
+v1.2.1
diff --git a/comfortable-swipe-main.cpp b/comfortable-swipe-main.cpp
index d7e8e82..9c75d36 100644
--- a/comfortable-swipe-main.cpp
+++ b/comfortable-swipe-main.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   float threshold = 0.0f;
   try {
     threshold = stof(config["threshold"]);
-  } catch (std::invalid_argument) {
+  } catch (...) {
   }
   // create swipe handler
   gesture_swipe_xdokey keyswipe(commands, threshold);