--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoAppShell.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoAppShell.java
@@ -974,37 +974,47 @@ public class GeckoAppShell
 
         Intent intent = getOpenURIIntent(getContext(), uri.toString(), "",
             TextUtils.isEmpty(aAction) ? Intent.ACTION_VIEW : aAction, "");
 
         return getHandlersForIntent(intent);
     }
 
     static boolean hasHandlersForIntent(Intent intent) {
-        PackageManager pm = getContext().getPackageManager();
-        List<ResolveInfo> list = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
-        return !list.isEmpty();
+        try {
+            PackageManager pm = getContext().getPackageManager();
+            List<ResolveInfo> list = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
+            return !list.isEmpty();
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Exception in GeckoAppShell.hasHandlersForIntent");
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     static String[] getHandlersForIntent(Intent intent) {
-        PackageManager pm = getContext().getPackageManager();
-        List<ResolveInfo> list = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
-        int numAttr = 4;
-        String[] ret = new String[list.size() * numAttr];
-        for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
-            ResolveInfo resolveInfo = list.get(i);
-            ret[i * numAttr] = resolveInfo.loadLabel(pm).toString();
-            if (resolveInfo.isDefault)
-                ret[i * numAttr + 1] = "default";
-            else
-                ret[i * numAttr + 1] = "";
-            ret[i * numAttr + 2] = resolveInfo.activityInfo.applicationInfo.packageName;
-            ret[i * numAttr + 3] = resolveInfo.activityInfo.name;
+        try {
+            PackageManager pm = getContext().getPackageManager();
+            List<ResolveInfo> list = pm.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
+            int numAttr = 4;
+            String[] ret = new String[list.size() * numAttr];
+            for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
+                ResolveInfo resolveInfo = list.get(i);
+                ret[i * numAttr] = resolveInfo.loadLabel(pm).toString();
+                if (resolveInfo.isDefault)
+                    ret[i * numAttr + 1] = "default";
+                else
+                    ret[i * numAttr + 1] = "";
+                ret[i * numAttr + 2] = resolveInfo.activityInfo.applicationInfo.packageName;
+                ret[i * numAttr + 3] = resolveInfo.activityInfo.name;
+            }
+            return ret;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Exception in GeckoAppShell.getHandlersForIntent");
+            return new String[0];
         }
-        return ret;
     }
 
     static Intent getIntentForActionString(String aAction) {
         // Default to the view action if no other action as been specified.
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(aAction)) {
             return new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
         }
         return new Intent(aAction);