diff --git a/Client/Core/Networking/Client.cs b/Client/Core/Networking/Client.cs
index 398bcb31..6108a5ae 100644
--- a/Client/Core/Networking/Client.cs
+++ b/Client/Core/Networking/Client.cs
@@ -496,7 +496,18 @@ namespace xClient.Core.Networking
                                     if (!isError)
                                     {
                                         if (compressionEnabled)
-                                            _payloadBuffer = SafeQuickLZ.Decompress(_payloadBuffer);
+                                        {
+                                            try
+                                            {
+                                                _payloadBuffer = SafeQuickLZ.Decompress(_payloadBuffer);
+                                            }
+                                            catch (Exception)
+                                            {
+                                                process = false;
+                                                Disconnect();
+                                                break;
+                                            }
+                                        }
 
                                         isError = _payloadBuffer.Length == 0; // check if payload decompression failed
                                     }
diff --git a/Server/Core/Networking/Client.cs b/Server/Core/Networking/Client.cs
index f918064b..366f8d1c 100644
--- a/Server/Core/Networking/Client.cs
+++ b/Server/Core/Networking/Client.cs
@@ -451,7 +451,18 @@ namespace xServer.Core.Networking
                                     if (!isError)
                                     {
                                         if (compressionEnabled)
-                                            _payloadBuffer = SafeQuickLZ.Decompress(_payloadBuffer);
+                                        {
+                                            try
+                                            {
+                                                _payloadBuffer = SafeQuickLZ.Decompress(_payloadBuffer);
+                                            }
+                                            catch (Exception)
+                                            {
+                                                process = false;
+                                                Disconnect();
+                                                break;
+                                            }
+                                        }
 
                                         isError = _payloadBuffer.Length == 0; // check if payload decompression failed
                                     }