diff --git a/findbugs-excludes.xml b/findbugs-excludes.xml
index 92080fab..76bfcb37 100644
--- a/findbugs-excludes.xml
+++ b/findbugs-excludes.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <Match>
       <Package name="~ch\.ethz\.seb\.sebserver\.gui\..*" />
       <Bug pattern="SE_BAD_FIELD" />
+      <Bug pattern="REC_CATCH_EXCEPTION" />
     </Match>
     <Match>
       <Package name="ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gui.content" />
@@ -32,8 +33,4 @@
       <Bug pattern="URF_UNREAD_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD" />
     </Match>
 
-    
-    
-    
-
 </FindBugsFilter>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/InstitutionalAuthenticationEntryPoint.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/InstitutionalAuthenticationEntryPoint.java
index f737ec2e..2f87130c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/InstitutionalAuthenticationEntryPoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/InstitutionalAuthenticationEntryPoint.java
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ final class InstitutionalAuthenticationEntryPoint implements AuthenticationEntry
                         Charsets.UTF_8);
 
                 _defaultLogo = FileCopyUtils.copyToString(reader);
-            } catch (final IOException e) {
-                log.warn("Failed to load default logo image from filesystem: {}", defaultLogoFileName);
-                _defaultLogo = null;
+
             } catch (final Exception e) {
                 log.warn("Failed to load default logo image from filesystem: {}", defaultLogoFileName);
                 _defaultLogo = null;