diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Auth.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Auth.php
index 958580bd340bdaa2169a5cd12c1a4fa8f8c16d1d..91f9db39f2cd7f73e9689154782d3bfbec72c6c9 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Auth.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/View/Helper/Root/Auth.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  */
 namespace VuFind\View\Helper\Root;
 
+use VuFind\Exception\ILS as ILSException;
 use Zend\View\Exception\RuntimeException;
 
 /**
@@ -152,7 +153,11 @@ class Auth extends \Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper
      */
     public function getILSPatron()
     {
-        return $this->ilsAuthenticator->storedCatalogLogin();
+        try {
+            return $this->ilsAuthenticator->storedCatalogLogin();
+        } catch (ILSException $e) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     /**