diff --git a/pacu/modules/cloudformation__download_data/main.py b/pacu/modules/cloudformation__download_data/main.py
index 3b6c90d3..67606db9 100755
--- a/pacu/modules/cloudformation__download_data/main.py
+++ b/pacu/modules/cloudformation__download_data/main.py
@@ -53,14 +53,16 @@ def default(self, obj):
     all_stacks = []
     found_regions = []
     for region in regions:
-        client = pacu_main.get_boto3_client('cloudformation', region)
-        print('Looking for CloudFormation Stacks in region {}...'.format(region))
-        stacks_data = client.describe_stacks()
-        stacks = stacks_data['Stacks']
-        all_stacks += stacks
-
-        if stacks_data['Stacks']:
-            print('Getting exports for region: {}'.format(region))
+        try:
+            client = pacu_main.get_boto3_client("cloudformation", region)
+            print("Looking for CloudFormation Stacks in region {}...".format(region))
+            stacks_data = client.describe_stacks()
+            stacks = stacks_data["Stacks"]
+            all_stacks += stacks
+        except ClientError as e:
+            print(f"Error: Could not enumerate region {region}")
+            print(f"Error: {e}")
+            continue
             exports = client.list_exports()
             if exports:
                 with outfile('exports', region) as (f):