diff --git a/src/engine/wpak/EffectsParser.java b/src/engine/wpak/EffectsParser.java
index 211239a5..1a5b565f 100644
--- a/src/engine/wpak/EffectsParser.java
+++ b/src/engine/wpak/EffectsParser.java
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ public class EffectsParser {
         Matcher matcher = EFFECT_REGEX.matcher(fileContents);
 
         while (matcher.find()) {
-            Effect effect = parseEffectEntry(matcher.group());
-            WpakPowerManager.effect_data.put(effect.effect_id, effect);
+            try {
+                Effect effect = parseEffectEntry(matcher.group());
+                WpakPowerManager.effect_data.put(effect.effect_id, effect);
+            }catch(Exception e){
+                Logger.error("EFFECT PARSE FAILED: " + e);
+            }
         }
     }