diff --git a/gwinc/__init__.py b/gwinc/__init__.py
index e9369046669848a6d531637660ffa714eac49ade..530aaf8d845c5458e5abe081036ee3640c96575c 100644
--- a/gwinc/__init__.py
+++ b/gwinc/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError:
         __version__ = setuptools_scm.get_version(fallback_version='?.?.?')
     # FIXME: fallback_version is not available in the buster version
     # (3.2.0-1)
-    except (ModuleNotFoundError, TypeError):
+    except (ModuleNotFoundError, TypeError, LookupError):
         __version__ = '?.?.?'
 from .ifo import IFOS
 from .struct import Struct