diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/ExtensionManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/ExtensionManager.kt
index 985dcaca22..de917dd312 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/ExtensionManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/ExtensionManager.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
 import com.jakewharton.rxrelay.BehaviorRelay
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.plusAssign
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.api.ExtensionGithubApi
@@ -15,8 +16,10 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.util.ExtensionLoader
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.Source
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.SourceManager
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.launchNow
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.logcat
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
+import logcat.LogPriority
 import rx.Observable
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
@@ -160,7 +163,8 @@ class ExtensionManager(
             val extensions: List<Extension.Available> = try {
                 api.findExtensions()
             } catch (e: Exception) {
-                context.toast(e.message)
+                logcat(LogPriority.ERROR, e)
+                context.toast(R.string.extension_api_error)
                 emptyList()
             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt
index 308b3782d6..87e85a4dda 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/api/ExtensionGithubApi.kt
@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ internal class ExtensionGithubApi {
 
     suspend fun findExtensions(): List<Extension.Available> {
         return withIOContext {
-            networkService.client
+            val extensions = networkService.client
                 .newCall(GET("${REPO_URL_PREFIX}index.min.json"))
                 .await()
                 .parseAs<List<ExtensionJsonObject>>()
                 .toExtensions()
+
+            // Sanity check - a small number of extensions probably means something broke
+            // with the repo generator
+            if (extensions.size < 100) {
+                throw Exception()
+            }
+
+            extensions
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a6ff4ad9b8..6154b5aef5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@
     <string name="untrusted_extension_message">This extension was signed with an untrusted certificate and wasn\'t activated.\n\nA malicious extension could read any login credentials stored in Tachiyomi or execute arbitrary code.\n\nBy trusting this certificate you accept these risks.</string>
     <string name="obsolete_extension_message">This extension is no longer available.</string>
     <string name="unofficial_extension_message">This extension is not from the official Tachiyomi extensions list.</string>
+    <string name="extension_api_error">Failed to get extensions list</string>
     <string name="ext_version_info">Version: %1$s</string>
     <string name="ext_language_info">Language: %1$s</string>
     <string name="ext_nsfw_short">18+</string>