diff --git a/kibot/bom/xlsx_writer.py b/kibot/bom/xlsx_writer.py
index 1a6289f1..bcdf5aed 100644
--- a/kibot/bom/xlsx_writer.py
+++ b/kibot/bom/xlsx_writer.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from base64 import b64decode
 from .columnlist import ColumnList
 from .kibot_logo import KIBOT_LOGO
 from .. import log
-from ..misc import W_NOKICOST, W_UNKDIST
+from ..misc import W_NOKICOST, W_UNKDIST, KICOST_ERROR
+from ..error import trace_dump
 from ..__main__ import __version__
 try:
     from xlsxwriter import Workbook
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ try:
             sys.path.insert(0, rel_path)
     # Init the logger first
     logger = log.get_logger(__name__)
-    from kicost.global_vars import set_logger
+    from kicost.global_vars import set_logger, KiCostError
     set_logger(logger)
     from kicost import PartGroup
     from kicost.kicost import query_part_info
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ def create_meta_sheets(workbook, used_parts, fmt_head, fmt_cols, cfg):
                             fmt_cols, cfg.xlsx.max_col_width)
 
 
-def create_kicost_sheet(workbook, groups, image_data, fmt_title, fmt_info, fmt_subtitle, fmt_head, fmt_cols, cfg):
+def _create_kicost_sheet(workbook, groups, image_data, fmt_title, fmt_info, fmt_subtitle, fmt_head, fmt_cols, cfg):
     if not KICOST_SUPPORT:
         logger.warning(W_NOKICOST, 'KiCost sheet requested but failed to load KiCost support')
         return
@@ -610,6 +611,15 @@ def create_kicost_sheet(workbook, groups, image_data, fmt_title, fmt_info, fmt_s
     return colors
 
 
+def create_kicost_sheet(workbook, groups, image_data, fmt_title, fmt_info, fmt_subtitle, fmt_head, fmt_cols, cfg):
+    try:
+        _create_kicost_sheet(workbook, groups, image_data, fmt_title, fmt_info, fmt_subtitle, fmt_head, fmt_cols, cfg)
+    except KiCostError as e:
+        trace_dump()
+        logger.error('KiCost error: `{}` ({})'.format(e.msg, e.id))
+        exit(KICOST_ERROR)
+
+
 def write_xlsx(filename, groups, col_fields, head_names, cfg):
     """
     Write BoM out to a XLSX file
diff --git a/kibot/misc.py b/kibot/misc.py
index 9d874161..0f6dbd02 100644
--- a/kibot/misc.py
+++ b/kibot/misc.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ PCBDRAW_ERR = 20
 SVG_SCH_PRINT = 21
 CORRUPTED_SCH = 22
 WRONG_INSTALL = 23
+KICOST_ERROR = 24
 error_level_to_name = ['NONE',
                        'INTERNAL_ERROR',
                        'WRONG_ARGUMENTS',
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ error_level_to_name = ['NONE',
                        'SVG_SCH_PRINT',
                        'CORRUPTED_SCH',
                        'WRONG_INSTALL',
+                       'KICOST_ERROR',
                        ]
 CMD_EESCHEMA_DO = 'eeschema_do'
 URL_EESCHEMA_DO = 'https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/kicad-automation-scripts'
diff --git a/submodules/KiCost b/submodules/KiCost
index d1b07317..e1777129 160000
--- a/submodules/KiCost
+++ b/submodules/KiCost
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d1b0731775e7fd5cc8c659af5e0f6c810b02d09f
+Subproject commit e17771291b100e60516542d22e715d7593c19117