diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
index 5ad38bf87..6f2a84031 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/WorldEvent.cpp
@@ -174,26 +174,35 @@ void WorldEvent::placeObjects(MWWorld::CellStore* cellStore)
         // Only create this object if it doesn't already exist
         if (!ptrFound)
         {
-            MWWorld::ManualRef ref(world->getStore(), worldObject.refId, 1);
-            MWWorld::Ptr newPtr = ref.getPtr();
+            try
+            {
+                MWWorld::ManualRef ref(world->getStore(), worldObject.refId, 1);
 
-            if (worldObject.count > 1)
-                newPtr.getRefData().setCount(worldObject.count);
+                MWWorld::Ptr newPtr = ref.getPtr();
 
-            if (worldObject.charge > -1)
-                newPtr.getCellRef().setCharge(worldObject.charge);
+                if (worldObject.count > 1)
+                    newPtr.getRefData().setCount(worldObject.count);
 
-            if (worldObject.enchantmentCharge > -1)
-                newPtr.getCellRef().setEnchantmentCharge(worldObject.enchantmentCharge);
+                if (worldObject.charge > -1)
+                    newPtr.getCellRef().setCharge(worldObject.charge);
 
-            newPtr.getCellRef().setGoldValue(worldObject.goldValue);
-            newPtr = world->placeObject(newPtr, cellStore, worldObject.position);
+                if (worldObject.enchantmentCharge > -1)
+                    newPtr.getCellRef().setEnchantmentCharge(worldObject.enchantmentCharge);
 
-            // Because gold automatically gets replaced with a new object, make sure we set the mpNum at the end
-            newPtr.getCellRef().setMpNum(worldObject.mpNum);
+                newPtr.getCellRef().setGoldValue(worldObject.goldValue);
+                newPtr = world->placeObject(newPtr, cellStore, worldObject.position);
+
+                // Because gold automatically gets replaced with a new object, make sure we set the mpNum at the end
+                newPtr.getCellRef().setMpNum(worldObject.mpNum);
 
-            if (guid == Main::get().getLocalPlayer()->guid && worldObject.droppedByPlayer)
-                world->PCDropped(newPtr);
+                if (guid == Main::get().getLocalPlayer()->guid && worldObject.droppedByPlayer)
+                    world->PCDropped(newPtr);
+
+            }
+            catch (std::exception&)
+            {
+                LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_INFO, "-- Ignored placement of invalid object");
+            }
         }
         else
             LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_VERBOSE, "-- Object already existed!");