diff --git a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Document.php b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Document.php
index 8da5a7d3..b5164f78 100644
--- a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Document.php
+++ b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Document.php
@@ -215,11 +215,7 @@ public function getPages()
 
             /** @var Pages $object */
             $object = $this->objects[$id]->get('Pages');
-            $pages  = null;
-            
-            if ($object) {
-                $object->getPages(true);
-            }
+            $pages  = $object->getPages(true);
 
             return $pages;
         } elseif (isset($this->dictionary['Pages'])) {
@@ -253,11 +249,9 @@ public function getText(Page $page = null)
         $texts = array();
         $pages = $this->getPages();
 
-        if (is_array($pages)) {
-            foreach ($pages as $index => $page) {
-                if ($text = trim($page->getText())) {
-                    $texts[] = $text;
-                }
+        foreach ($pages as $index => $page) {
+            if ($text = trim($page->getText())) {
+                $texts[] = $text;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Parser.php b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Parser.php
index 1776c221..d8815783 100644
--- a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Parser.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function parseFile($filename)
     {
         $content = file_get_contents($filename);
 
-        return $this->parseContent($content);
+        return @$this->parseContent($content);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public function parseContent($content)
     {
         // Create structure using TCPDF Parser.
         ob_start();
-        $parser = new \TCPDF_PARSER(ltrim($content));
+        @$parser = new \TCPDF_PARSER(ltrim($content));
         list($xref, $data) = $parser->getParsedData();
         unset($parser);
         ob_end_clean();
diff --git a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Tests/Units/Parser.php b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Tests/Units/Parser.php
index d03d8ae7..081b8610 100644
--- a/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Tests/Units/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Smalot/PdfParser/Tests/Units/Parser.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function testParseFile()
                         $content  = $page->getText();
                         $this->assert->string($content);
                     } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                        if ($e->getMessage() != 'Secured pdf file are currently not supported.') {
+                        if ($e->getMessage() != 'Secured pdf file are currently not supported.' && strpos($e->getMessage(), 'TCPDF_PARSER') != 0) {
                             throw $e;
                         }
                     }