diff --git a/SNIClient.py b/SNIClient.py
index 222ed54f..19440e1d 100644
--- a/SNIClient.py
+++ b/SNIClient.py
@@ -633,7 +633,13 @@ async def game_watcher(ctx: SNIContext) -> None:
         if not ctx.client_handler:
             continue
 
-        rom_validated = await ctx.client_handler.validate_rom(ctx)
+        try:
+            rom_validated = await ctx.client_handler.validate_rom(ctx)
+        except Exception as e:
+            snes_logger.error(f"An error occurred, see logs for details: {e}")
+            text_file_logger = logging.getLogger()
+            text_file_logger.exception(e)
+            rom_validated = False
 
         if not rom_validated or (ctx.auth and ctx.auth != ctx.rom):
             snes_logger.warning("ROM change detected, please reconnect to the multiworld server")
@@ -649,7 +655,13 @@ async def game_watcher(ctx: SNIContext) -> None:
 
         perf_counter = time.perf_counter()
 
-        await ctx.client_handler.game_watcher(ctx)
+        try:
+            await ctx.client_handler.game_watcher(ctx)
+        except Exception as e:
+            snes_logger.error(f"An error occurred, see logs for details: {e}")
+            text_file_logger = logging.getLogger()
+            text_file_logger.exception(e)
+            await snes_disconnect(ctx)
 
 
 async def run_game(romfile: str) -> None:
diff --git a/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py b/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py
index 2b984d9c..b3f40be2 100644
--- a/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py
+++ b/worlds/AutoSNIClient.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 import abc
+import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, ClassVar, Dict, Iterable, Tuple, Any, Optional, Union
 
 from typing_extensions import TypeGuard
@@ -60,8 +61,12 @@ class AutoSNIClientRegister(abc.ABCMeta):
     @staticmethod
     async def get_handler(ctx: SNIContext) -> Optional[SNIClient]:
         for _game, handler in AutoSNIClientRegister.game_handlers.items():
-            if await handler.validate_rom(ctx):
-                return handler
+            try:
+                if await handler.validate_rom(ctx):
+                    return handler
+            except Exception as e:
+                text_file_logger = logging.getLogger()
+                text_file_logger.exception(e)
         return None