diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
index c5bfbd09b..ac72013ff 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
@@ -666,17 +666,27 @@ void LocalPlayer::addJournalItems()
 {
     for (const auto &journalItem : journalChanges.journalItems)
     {
+        MWWorld::Ptr ptrFound;
+
         if (journalItem.type == JournalItem::ENTRY)
         {
-            MWWorld::Ptr ptrFound = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtr(journalItem.actorRefId, false);
+            ptrFound = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->searchPtr(journalItem.actorRefId, false);
 
             if (!ptrFound)
                 ptrFound = getPlayerPtr();
+        }
 
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addEntry(journalItem.quest, journalItem.index, ptrFound);
+        try
+        {
+            if (journalItem.type == JournalItem::ENTRY)
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addEntry(journalItem.quest, journalItem.index, ptrFound);
+            else
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->setJournalIndex(journalItem.quest, journalItem.index);
+        }
+        catch (std::exception&)
+        {
+            LOG_APPEND(Log::LOG_INFO, "- Ignored addition of invalid journal quest %s", journalItem.quest.c_str());
         }
-        else
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->setJournalIndex(journalItem.quest, journalItem.index);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerJournal.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerJournal.hpp
index ee104cc85..93c982b62 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerJournal.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerJournal.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         virtual void Do(PlayerPacket &packet, BasePlayer *player)
         {
+            LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "Received ID_PLAYER_JOURNAL from server");
+
             if (isRequest())
             {
                 // Entire journal cannot currently be requested from players