diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a6b0f6..4ab2641 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ usage: exporter.py [-h] [-p PATH] [-t TOKEN_FILE] [-H HOST]
                    [--additional-headers ADDITIONAL_HEADERS [ADDITIONAL_HEADERS ...]]
                    [-l {pages,chapters,books} [{pages,chapters,books} ...]]
                    [--force-update-files] [--images] [--markdown-images]
-                   [--images-dir IMAGES_DIR] [--dont-export-attachments]
-                   [--dont-export-external-attachments] [-V {debug,info,warning,error}]
+                   [--images-dir IMAGES_DIR] [--skip-broken-image-links]
+                   [--dont-export-attachments] [--dont-export-external-attachments]
+                   [-V {debug,info,warning,error}]
 
 BookStack exporter
 
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ options:
                         When exporting images, they will be organized in directory located at
                         the same path as exported document. This parameter defines name of
                         this directory.
+  --skip-broken-image-links
+                        Don't fail and skip downloading images if their url obtained from
+                        images gallery API seem broken (image cannot be downloaded OR fails to
+                        download).
   --dont-export-attachments
                         Set this to prevent exporting any attachments.
   --dont-export-external-attachments
diff --git a/exporter.py b/exporter.py
index b06893d..9784f91 100644
--- a/exporter.py
+++ b/exporter.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import sys
 from typing import Dict, List, Union
 from urllib.request import urlopen, Request
+from urllib.error import URLError, HTTPError
 import urllib.parse
 import base64
 from time import time
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@
                     help='When exporting images, they will be organized in'
                     ' directory located at the same path as exported document.'
                     ' This parameter defines name of this directory.')
+parser.add_argument('--skip-broken-image-links',
+                    default=False,
+                    action='store_true',
+                    help="Don't fail and skip downloading images if their "
+                    "url obtained from images gallery API seem broken "
+                    "(image cannot be downloaded OR fails to download).")
 parser.add_argument('--dont-export-attachments',
                     default=False,
                     action='store_true',
@@ -196,6 +203,7 @@ def removesuffix(text, suffix):
     HEADERS_NO_TOKEN[values[0]] = values[1]
 
 SKIP_TIMESTAMPS: bool = args.force_update_files
+SKIP_BROKEN_IMAGE_LINKS: bool = args.skip_broken_image_links
 
 
 class ApiRateLimiter:
@@ -533,7 +541,14 @@ def export_images():
         if not check_if_update_needed(path, img):
             continue
 
-        data: bytes = api_get_bytes(img.get_url(), raw_url=True)
+        try:
+            data: bytes = api_get_bytes(img.get_url(), raw_url=True)
+        except (URLError, HTTPError) as exc:
+            error(f"Failed downloading image '{img.get_url()}': {exc}")
+            if not SKIP_BROKEN_IMAGE_LINKS:
+                sys.exit(1)
+            else:
+                continue
         with open(path, 'wb') as file:
             info(f"Saving {path}")
             file.write(data)