diff --git a/bin/mtag/audio-bpm.py b/bin/mtag/audio-bpm.py
index e9f7023e..9db100c1 100755
--- a/bin/mtag/audio-bpm.py
+++ b/bin/mtag/audio-bpm.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         det(tf)
+    except:
+        pass  # mute
     finally:
         os.unlink(tf)
 
diff --git a/bin/mtag/audio-key.py b/bin/mtag/audio-key.py
index fce66006..0711c058 100755
--- a/bin/mtag/audio-key.py
+++ b/bin/mtag/audio-key.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         det(tf)
+    except:
+        pass  # mute
     finally:
         os.unlink(tf)