diff --git a/cmdebug/svd.py b/cmdebug/svd.py
index 9241bc7..6aefdac 100755
--- a/cmdebug/svd.py
+++ b/cmdebug/svd.py
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ class SVDFile:
 	def __init__(self, fname):
 		f = objectify.parse(os.path.expanduser(fname))
 		root = f.getroot()
-		periph = root.peripherals.getchildren()
 		self.peripherals = OrderedDict()
 		# XML elements
-		for p in periph:
+		for p in root.peripherals.iterchildren(tag='peripheral'):
 			try:
 				self.peripherals[str(p.name)] = SVDPeripheral(p, self)
 			except SVDNonFatalError as e:
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ def add_register(parent, node):
 	else:
 		try:
 			parent.registers[str(node.name)] = SVDPeripheralRegister(node, parent)
-		except:
+		except SVDUnsupportedPeriheral:
 			pass
 
 def add_cluster(parent, node):
@@ -93,8 +92,8 @@ def add_cluster(parent, node):
 	else:
 		try:
 			parent.clusters[str(node.name)] = SVDRegisterCluster(node, parent)
-		except SVDNonFatalError as e:
-			print(e)
+		except SVDUnsupportedPeriheral:
+			pass
 
 class SVDRegisterCluster:
 	def __init__(self, svd_elem, parent):
@@ -124,6 +123,10 @@ class SVDRegisterCluster:
 	def __unicode__(self):
 		return str(self.name)
 
+class SVDUnsupportedPeriheral(Exception):
+	def __init__(self, elem):
+                self.elem = elem
+
 class SVDPeripheral:
 	def __init__(self, svd_elem, parent):
 		self.parent = parent
@@ -145,16 +148,23 @@ class SVDPeripheral:
 			self.refactor_parent(parent)
 		else:
 			# This doesn't inherit registers from anything
-			registers = svd_elem.registers.getchildren()
-			self.description = str(svd_elem.description)
+			try:
+				self.description = str(svd_elem.description)
+			except:
+				self.description = 'No description provided'
 			self.name = str(svd_elem.name)
 			self.registers = OrderedDict()
 			self.clusters = OrderedDict()
-			for r in registers:
-				if r.tag == "cluster":
-					add_cluster(self, r)
-				else:
-					add_register(self, r)
+
+			try:
+				registers = svd_elem.registers.getchildren()
+				for r in registers:
+					if r.tag == "cluster":
+						add_cluster(self, r)
+					else:
+						add_register(self, r)
+			except:
+				pass
 
 	def refactor_parent(self, parent):
 		self.parent = parent
@@ -171,8 +181,9 @@ class SVDPeripheral:
 			for c in self.clusters.values():
 				c.refactor_parent(self)
 
-	def __unicode__(self):
-		return str(self.name)
+	def __repr__(self):
+		return self.name
+
 
 class SVDPeripheralRegister:
 	def __init__(self, svd_elem, parent):
@@ -230,10 +241,13 @@ class SVDPeripheralRegisterField:
 				self.offset = bitrange[1]
 				self.width = 1 + bitrange[0] - bitrange[1]
 			except:
-				lsb = int(str(svd_elem.lsb))
-				msb = int(str(svd_elem.msb))
-				self.offset = lsb
-				self.width = 1 + msb - lsb
+				try:
+					lsb = int(str(svd_elem.lsb))
+					msb = int(str(svd_elem.msb))
+					self.offset = lsb
+					self.width = 1 + msb - lsb
+				except:
+					raise SVDUnsupportedPeriheral(svd_elem)
 		self.access = str(getattr(svd_elem, "access", parent.access))
 		self.enum = {}
 
diff --git a/cmdebug/svd_gdb.py b/cmdebug/svd_gdb.py
index ac79cce..119da54 100644
--- a/cmdebug/svd_gdb.py
+++ b/cmdebug/svd_gdb.py
@@ -138,40 +138,45 @@ class SVD(gdb.Command):
 
 	def _print_register_fields(self, container_name, form, register):
 		gdb.write("Fields in {}:\n".format(container_name))
-		fields = register.fields
+
 		if not register.readable():
 			data = 0
 		else:
 			data = self.read(register.address(), register.size)
-		fieldList = []
 		try:
-			fields_iter = fields.itervalues()
-		except AttributeError:
-			fields_iter = fields.values()
-		for f in fields_iter:
-			desc = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', f.description)
-			if register.readable():
-				val = data >> f.offset
-				val &= (1 << f.width) - 1
-				if f.enum:
-					if val in f.enum:
-						desc = f.enum[val][1] + " - " + desc
-						val = f.enum[val][0]
+			fields = register.fields
+			fieldList = []
+			try:
+				fields_iter = fields.itervalues()
+			except AttributeError:
+				fields_iter = fields.values()
+
+			for f in fields_iter:
+				desc = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', f.description)
+				if register.readable():
+					val = data >> f.offset
+					val &= (1 << f.width) - 1
+					if f.enum:
+						if val in f.enum:
+							desc = f.enum[val][1] + " - " + desc
+							val = f.enum[val][0]
+						else:
+							val = "Invalid enum value: " + self.format(val, form, f.width)
 					else:
-						val = "Invalid enum value: " + self.format(val, form, f.width)
+						val = self.format(val, form, f.width)
 				else:
-					val = self.format(val, form, f.width)
-			else:
-				val = "(not readable)"
-			fieldList.append((f.name, val, desc))
-
-		column1Width = max(len(field[0]) for field in fieldList) + 2 # padding
-		column2Width = max(len(field[1]) for field in fieldList) # padding
-		for field in fieldList:
-			gdb.write("\t{}:{}{}".format(field[0], "".ljust(column1Width - len(field[0])), field[1].rjust(column2Width)))
-			if field[2] != field[0]:
-				gdb.write("  {}".format(field[2]))
-			gdb.write("\n");
+					val = "(not readable)"
+				fieldList.append((f.name, val, desc))
+
+			column1Width = max(len(field[0]) for field in fieldList) + 2 # padding
+			column2Width = max(len(field[1]) for field in fieldList) # padding
+			for field in fieldList:
+				gdb.write("\t{}:{}{}".format(field[0], "".ljust(column1Width - len(field[0])), field[1].rjust(column2Width)))
+				if field[2] != field[0]:
+					gdb.write("  {}".format(field[2]))
+				gdb.write("\n");
+		except:
+			gdb.write("\t{}: {}\n".format(register.name, self.format(data, form, register.size)))
 
 	def invoke(self, args, from_tty):
 		try: