diff --git a/lib/open_project/text_formatting/formats/markdown/pandoc_downloader.rb b/lib/open_project/text_formatting/formats/markdown/pandoc_downloader.rb
index 19c6555de8..cc56a9ef21 100644
--- a/lib/open_project/text_formatting/formats/markdown/pandoc_downloader.rb
+++ b/lib/open_project/text_formatting/formats/markdown/pandoc_downloader.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ module OpenProject::TextFormatting::Formats
           end
 
           status.success? && stdout.match(/^pandoc [23]\./i)
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          if raise_msg.present?
+            raise raise_msg
+          end
+
+          false
         end
 
         def forced_pandoc_path