diff --git a/akarpov/music/services/db.py b/akarpov/music/services/db.py
index 6899249..4cd3ba1 100644
--- a/akarpov/music/services/db.py
+++ b/akarpov/music/services/db.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 import re
 
 import requests
-from deep_translator import GoogleTranslator
+
+try:
+    from deep_translator import GoogleTranslator  # TODO: move to another service
+except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
+    print("Failed to initialize GoogleTranslator due to external API issues.")
 from django.core.files import File
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.utils.text import slugify
diff --git a/akarpov/music/services/info.py b/akarpov/music/services/info.py
index 8f2b94b..9177b00 100644
--- a/akarpov/music/services/info.py
+++ b/akarpov/music/services/info.py
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 import requests
 import spotipy
-from deep_translator import GoogleTranslator
+
+try:
+    from deep_translator import GoogleTranslator
+except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
+    print("Failed to initialize GoogleTranslator due to external API issues.")
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files import File
 from django.db import transaction