diff --git a/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java b/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java
index 4ba0f073..526819da 100644
--- a/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java
+++ b/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java
@@ -52,104 +52,111 @@ public class DestroyCityThread implements Runnable {
         Vector3fImmutable localCoords;
         ArrayList<Guild> subGuildList;
 
-        // Member variable assignment
+        Logger.info("Destroy city routing started");
 
-        cityZone = city.getParent();
-        newParent = cityZone.parent;
-        formerGuild = city.getTOL().getGuild();
+        try {
 
-        // Former guild loses it's tree!
+            // Member variable assignment
 
-        if (DbManager.GuildQueries.SET_GUILD_OWNED_CITY(formerGuild.getObjectUUID(), 0)) {
+            cityZone = city.getParent();
+            newParent = cityZone.parent;
+            formerGuild = city.getTOL().getGuild();
 
-            //Successful Update of guild
+            // Former guild loses it's tree!
 
-            formerGuild.setGuildState(mbEnums.GuildState.Errant);
-            formerGuild.setNation(null);
-            formerGuild.setCityUUID(0);
-            GuildManager.updateAllGuildTags(formerGuild);
-            GuildManager.updateAllGuildBinds(formerGuild, null);
-        }
-
-        if (formerGuild.getSubGuildList().isEmpty() == false) {
+            if (DbManager.GuildQueries.SET_GUILD_OWNED_CITY(formerGuild.getObjectUUID(), 0)) {
 
-            subGuildList = new ArrayList<>();
+                //Successful Update of guild
 
-            for (Guild subGuild : formerGuild.getSubGuildList()) {
-                subGuildList.add(subGuild);
+                formerGuild.setGuildState(mbEnums.GuildState.Errant);
+                formerGuild.setNation(null);
+                formerGuild.setCityUUID(0);
+                GuildManager.updateAllGuildTags(formerGuild);
+                GuildManager.updateAllGuildBinds(formerGuild, null);
             }
 
-            for (Guild subGuild : subGuildList) {
-                formerGuild.removeSubGuild(subGuild);
+            if (formerGuild.getSubGuildList().isEmpty() == false) {
+
+                subGuildList = new ArrayList<>();
+
+                for (Guild subGuild : formerGuild.getSubGuildList()) {
+                    subGuildList.add(subGuild);
+                }
+
+                for (Guild subGuild : subGuildList) {
+                    formerGuild.removeSubGuild(subGuild);
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        // Build list of buildings within this parent zone
+            // Build list of buildings within this parent zone
 
-        for (Building cityBuilding : cityZone.zoneBuildingSet) {
+            for (Building cityBuilding : cityZone.zoneBuildingSet) {
 
-            // Sanity Check in case player deletes the building
-            // before this thread can get to it
+                // Sanity Check in case player deletes the building
+                // before this thread can get to it
 
-            if (cityBuilding == null)
-                continue;
+                if (cityBuilding == null)
+                    continue;
 
-            // Do nothing with the banestone.  It will be removed elsewhere
+                // Do nothing with the banestone.  It will be removed elsewhere
 
-            if (cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup().equals(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.BANESTONE))
-                continue;
+                if (cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup().equals(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.BANESTONE))
+                    continue;
 
-            // All buildings are moved to a location relative
-            // to their new parent zone
+                // All buildings are moved to a location relative
+                // to their new parent zone
 
-            localCoords = ZoneManager.worldToLocal(cityBuilding.getLoc(), newParent);
+                localCoords = ZoneManager.worldToLocal(cityBuilding.getLoc(), newParent);
 
-            DbManager.BuildingQueries.MOVE_BUILDING(cityBuilding.getObjectUUID(), newParent.getObjectUUID(), localCoords.x, localCoords.y, localCoords.z);
+                DbManager.BuildingQueries.MOVE_BUILDING(cityBuilding.getObjectUUID(), newParent.getObjectUUID(), localCoords.x, localCoords.y, localCoords.z);
 
-            // All buildings are re-parented to a zone one node
-            // higher in the tree (continent) as we will be
-            // deleting the city zone very shortly.
+                // All buildings are re-parented to a zone one node
+                // higher in the tree (continent) as we will be
+                // deleting the city zone very shortly.
 
-            if (cityBuilding.getParentZoneID() != newParent.getParentZoneID())
-                cityBuilding.setParentZone(newParent);
+                if (cityBuilding.getParentZoneID() != newParent.getParentZoneID())
+                    cityBuilding.setParentZone(newParent);
 
-            // No longer a tree, no longer any protection contract!
+                // No longer a tree, no longer any protection contract!
 
-            cityBuilding.setProtectionState(mbEnums.ProtectionState.NONE);
+                cityBuilding.setProtectionState(mbEnums.ProtectionState.NONE);
 
-            // Remove warehouse entry if one exists.
+                // Remove warehouse entry if one exists.
 
-            if (cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup().equals(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.WAREHOUSE)) {
-                DbManager.WarehouseQueries.DELETE_WAREHOUSE(city.warehouse);
-                city.warehouse = null;
-            }
+                if (cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup().equals(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.WAREHOUSE)) {
+                    DbManager.WarehouseQueries.DELETE_WAREHOUSE(city.warehouse);
+                    city.warehouse = null;
+                }
 
-            // Destroy all remaining auto-protected city assets
+                // Destroy all remaining auto-protected city assets
 
-            EnumSet<mbEnums.BuildingGroup> assetsToDestroy = EnumSet.of(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.TOL, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.BARRACK,
-                    mbEnums.BuildingGroup.SPIRE, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.SHRINE, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.WAREHOUSE);
+                EnumSet<mbEnums.BuildingGroup> assetsToDestroy = EnumSet.of(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.TOL, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.BARRACK,
+                        mbEnums.BuildingGroup.SPIRE, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.SHRINE, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.WAREHOUSE);
 
-            if (assetsToDestroy.contains(cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup())) {
+                if (assetsToDestroy.contains(cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup())) {
 
-                if (cityBuilding.getRank() != -1)
-                    BuildingManager.setRank(cityBuilding, -1);
+                    if (cityBuilding.getRank() != -1)
+                        BuildingManager.setRank(cityBuilding, -1);
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        if (city.realm != null)
-            city.realm.removeCity(city.getObjectUUID());
+            if (city.realm != null)
+                city.realm.removeCity(city.getObjectUUID());
 
-        // It's now safe to delete the city zone from the database
-        // which will cause a cascade delete of everything else
+            // It's now safe to delete the city zone from the database
+            // which will cause a cascade delete of everything else
 
-        if (DbManager.ZoneQueries.DELETE_ZONE(cityZone) == false) {
-            Logger.error("DestroyCityThread", "Error when deleting city zone: " + cityZone.getObjectUUID());
-            return;
-        }
+            if (DbManager.ZoneQueries.DELETE_ZONE(cityZone) == false) {
+                Logger.error("DestroyCityThread", "Error when deleting city zone: " + cityZone.getObjectUUID());
+                return;
+            }
 
-        // Refresh the city for map requests
+            // Refresh the city for map requests
 
-        City.lastCityUpdate = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            City.lastCityUpdate = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Logger.error(e);
+        }
 
         // Zone and city should vanish upon next reboot
         // if the codebase reaches here.