diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index e63c1c2c81..840e846e03 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -121,14 +121,7 @@ def items(self):
                 txt = data.get("full_text") or data.get("text") or ""
                 self.log.warning("'%s' (%s)", txt, data["id_str"])
 
-            files = []
-            if "extended_entities" in data:
-                self._extract_media(
-                    data, data["extended_entities"]["media"], files)
-            if "card" in tweet and self.cards:
-                self._extract_card(tweet, files)
-            if self.twitpic:
-                self._extract_twitpic(data, files)
+            files = self._extract_files(data, tweet)
             if not files and not self.textonly:
                 continue
 
@@ -143,6 +136,39 @@ def items(self):
                     text.nameext_from_url(url, file)
                 yield Message.Url, url, file
 
+    def _extract_files(self, data, tweet):
+        files = []
+
+        if "extended_entities" in data:
+            try:
+                self._extract_media(
+                    data, data["extended_entities"]["media"], files)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self.log.debug("", exc_info=exc)
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "%s: Error while extracting media files (%s: %s)",
+                    data["id_str"], exc.__class__.__name__, exc)
+
+        if self.cards and "card" in tweet:
+            try:
+                self._extract_card(tweet, files)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self.log.debug("", exc_info=exc)
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "%s: Error while extracting Card files (%s: %s)",
+                    data["id_str"], exc.__class__.__name__, exc)
+
+        if self.twitpic:
+            try:
+                self._extract_twitpic(data, files)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                self.log.debug("", exc_info=exc)
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "%s: Error while extracting TwitPic files (%s: %s)",
+                    data["id_str"], exc.__class__.__name__, exc)
+
+        return files
+
     def _extract_media(self, tweet, entities, files):
         for media in entities: