diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index beb27f4..957d230 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "stimela"
 version = "2.0.1"
 description = "Framework for system agnostic pipelines for (not just) radio interferometry"
-authors = ["Sphesihle Makhathini <sphemakh@gmail.com>", "Oleg Smirnov and RATT <osmirnov@gmail.com>"]
+authors = ["Oleg Smirnov and RATT <osmirnov@gmail.com>", "Sphesihle Makhathini <sphemakh@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.rst"
 license = "GNU GPL v2"
 include = [{ path = "tests" }]
diff --git a/stimela/commands/doc.py b/stimela/commands/doc.py
index 363c346..e62dfde 100644
--- a/stimela/commands/doc.py
+++ b/stimela/commands/doc.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from scabha.cargo import ParameterCategory
 from stimela.kitchen.recipe import Recipe
 from stimela.kitchen.cab import Cab
-from stimela.exceptions import RecipeValidationError
+from stimela.exceptions import RecipeValidationError, CabValidationError
 from stimela.task_stats import destroy_progress_bar
 
 from .run import load_recipe_files, resolve_recipe_file
@@ -122,8 +122,14 @@ def load_recipe(name: str, section: Dict):
             recipe.rich_help(tree, max_category=max_category)
         
         for name in cabs_to_document:
-            cab = Cab(**stimela.CONFIG.cabs[name])
-            cab.finalize(config=stimela.CONFIG)
+            try:
+                cab = Cab(**stimela.CONFIG.cabs[name])
+                cab.finalize(config=stimela.CONFIG)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                if not isinstance(exc, CabValidationError):
+                    exc = CabValidationError(f"error loading cab '{name}'", exc)
+                log_exception(exc)
+                sys.exit(2)
             tree = top_tree.add(f"Cab: [bold]{name}[/bold]")
             cab.rich_help(tree, max_category=max_category)