diff --git a/src/db.cpp b/src/db.cpp
index a0b9dc20f..5c169fe0c 100644
--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -416,9 +416,15 @@ bool CTxDB::ReadOwnerTxes(uint160 hash160, int nMinHeight, vector<CTransaction>&
         string strType;
         uint160 hashItem;
         CDiskTxPos pos;
-        ssKey >> strType >> hashItem >> pos;
         int nItemHeight;
-        ssValue >> nItemHeight;
+
+        try {
+            ssKey >> strType >> hashItem >> pos;
+            ssValue >> nItemHeight;
+        }
+        catch (std::exception &e) {
+            return error("%s() : deserialize error", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+        }
 
         // Read transaction
         if (strType != "owner" || hashItem != hash160)
@@ -533,6 +539,8 @@ bool CTxDB::LoadBlockIndex()
             return false;
 
         // Unserialize
+
+        try {
         string strType;
         ssKey >> strType;
         if (strType == "blockindex" && !fRequestShutdown)
@@ -564,6 +572,10 @@ bool CTxDB::LoadBlockIndex()
         {
             break; // if shutdown requested or finished loading block index
         }
+        }    // try
+        catch (std::exception &e) {
+            return error("%s() : deserialize error", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+        }
     }
     pcursor->close();
 
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
index b8fc4db51..a67193b68 100644
--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -72,8 +72,13 @@ protected:
             return false;
 
         // Unserialize value
-        CDataStream ssValue((char*)datValue.get_data(), (char*)datValue.get_data() + datValue.get_size(), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-        ssValue >> value;
+        try {
+            CDataStream ssValue((char*)datValue.get_data(), (char*)datValue.get_data() + datValue.get_size(), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+            ssValue >> value;
+        }
+        catch (std::exception &e) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         // Clear and free memory
         memset(datValue.get_data(), 0, datValue.get_size());
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2c7f1fa5a..546f8542a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2133,8 +2133,9 @@ bool LoadExternalBlockFile(FILE* fileIn)
                 }
             }
         }
-        catch (std::exception &e)
-        {
+        catch (std::exception &e) {
+            printf("%s() : Deserialize or I/O error caught during load\n",
+                   __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
         }
     }
     printf("Loaded %i blocks from external file\n", nLoaded);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index ac5ba254c..c0fe63a32 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -593,7 +593,13 @@ public:
         // Read transaction
         if (fseek(filein, pos.nTxPos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
             return error("CTransaction::ReadFromDisk() : fseek failed");
-        filein >> *this;
+
+        try {
+            filein >> *this;
+        }
+        catch (std::exception &e) {
+            return error("%s() : deserialize or I/O error", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+        }
 
         // Return file pointer
         if (pfileRet)
@@ -969,7 +975,12 @@ public:
             filein.nType |= SER_BLOCKHEADERONLY;
 
         // Read block
-        filein >> *this;
+        try {
+            filein >> *this;
+        }
+        catch (std::exception &e) {
+            return error("%s() : deserialize or I/O error", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+        }
 
         // Check the header
         if (!CheckProofOfWork(GetHash(), nBits))