diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 99b2dac..c1b378f 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import signal
 import time
 import argparse
 import tomli
+from tomli import TOMLDecodeError
 from colorama import init as colorama_init
 from termcolor import colored
 from utils.color_scheme import color_text
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ def load_global_config() -> dict:
     try:
         with open(config_path, "rb") as f:
             return tomli.load(f)
-    except Exception as exc:
+    except (OSError, TOMLDecodeError) as exc:
         logging.warning(f"Failed to read {config_path}: {exc}")
         return {}
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test_load_global_config.py b/src/tests/test_load_global_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff9373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test_load_global_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Tests for load_global_config failure scenarios."""
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from main import load_global_config
+
+
+def test_load_global_config_invalid_toml(monkeypatch, tmp_path, caplog):
+    """Invalid TOML should log a warning and return an empty dict."""
+    config_dir = tmp_path / ".seedpass"
+    config_dir.mkdir()
+    config_file = config_dir / "config.toml"
+    config_file.write_text("invalid = [")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+        result = load_global_config()
+
+    assert result == {}
+    assert "Failed to read" in caplog.text
diff --git a/src/tests/test_terminal_utils_failure_handling.py b/src/tests/test_terminal_utils_failure_handling.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dbfce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test_terminal_utils_failure_handling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Tests for terminal utility failure handling."""
+
+import logging
+import pytest
+
+from utils.terminal_utils import (
+    clear_header_with_notification,
+    format_profile,
+)
+
+
+class ErrorFingerprintManager:
+    def get_name(self, _fingerprint):  # pragma: no cover - helper
+        raise ValueError("boom")
+
+
+class ErrorPM:
+    fingerprint_manager = ErrorFingerprintManager()
+
+    def get_current_notification(self):  # pragma: no cover - helper
+        raise RuntimeError("bad")
+
+
+def test_format_profile_reraises(monkeypatch, caplog):
+    pm = ErrorPM()
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            format_profile("abc", pm)
+    assert "Error retrieving name for fingerprint" in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_clear_header_with_notification_reraises(caplog):
+    pm = ErrorPM()
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR):
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+            clear_header_with_notification(pm)
+    assert "Error getting current notification" in caplog.text
diff --git a/src/utils/terminal_utils.py b/src/utils/terminal_utils.py
index 3b1e853..80d772e 100644
--- a/src/utils/terminal_utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/terminal_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """Utility functions for terminal output."""
 
+import logging
 import sys
-
+import queue
 
 from termcolor import colored
 
@@ -17,8 +18,11 @@ def format_profile(fingerprint: str | None, pm=None) -> str | None:
             name = pm.fingerprint_manager.get_name(fingerprint)
             if name:
                 return f"{name} ({fingerprint})"
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - unexpected errors
+            logging.error(
+                "Error retrieving name for fingerprint %s: %s", fingerprint, exc
+            )
+            raise
     return fingerprint
 
 
@@ -93,8 +97,11 @@ def clear_header_with_notification(
     if hasattr(pm, "get_current_notification"):
         try:
             note = pm.get_current_notification()
-        except Exception:
+        except (queue.Empty, AttributeError):
             note = None
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - unexpected errors
+            logging.error("Error getting current notification: %s", exc)
+            raise
 
     line = ""
     if note: