diff --git a/fp2_10.py b/fp2_10.py
index baf21ef..d459cf2 100644
--- a/fp2_10.py
+++ b/fp2_10.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ subscription = subscriber.create_subscription(
 # Publish a message to the topic
 # Read the data from the csv file
 # file_path = "C:/Users/Karen/Desktop/zipcodes.csv"
-file_path = "C:/Users/Karen/Desktop/zipcodes.csv"
+file_path = "zipcodes.csv"
 
 with open(file_path, "r") as csv_file:
     reader = csv.reader(csv_file)
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ with open(file_path, "r") as csv_file:
     for row in reader:
         # Format the data as a string and publish it to the topic
         data = ",".join(row).encode("utf-8")
-        future = publisher.publish(topic_path, data)
+        try:
+            future = publisher.publish(topic_path, data)
+        except DeadlineExceeded as de:
+            print(f"Caught DeadlineExceeded exception: {de}")
         print(f"Published message ID {future.result()}")
 
 '''