diff --git a/R/tables_mform.R b/R/tables_mform.R
index 31ee128..d4e015b 100644
--- a/R/tables_mform.R
+++ b/R/tables_mform.R
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ matrix_form.tabular <- function(df) {
   
   # formatters has renamed the matrix_print_form function to
   # MatrixPrintForm
-  MatrixPrintForm <- try(get("MatrixPrintForm", envir = asNamespace("formatters")))
+  MatrixPrintForm <- try(get("MatrixPrintForm", envir = asNamespace("formatters")), silent = TRUE)
   if (inherits(MatrixPrintForm, "try-error"))
     MatrixPrintForm <- get("matrix_print_form", envir = asNamespace("formatters"))
 
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
index d512854..ecb84ff 100644
--- a/cran-comments.md
+++ b/cran-comments.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# tables 0.9.25
+
+Tried to handle the `formatters::matrix_print_form` differently,
+so we never refer to something that isn't there.
+
 # tables 0.9.24
 
 This is a minor release, fixing a few bugs and adding a function