diff --git a/rai/core_test/wallet.cpp b/rai/core_test/wallet.cpp
index 89e464ba..701e2016 100644
--- a/rai/core_test/wallet.cpp
+++ b/rai/core_test/wallet.cpp
@@ -588,6 +588,15 @@ TEST (wallet_store, fail_import_bad_password)
 	ASSERT_TRUE (error);
 }
 
+TEST (wallet_store, fail_import_corrupt)
+{
+    rai::system system (24000, 2);
+	auto wallet1 (system.wallet (1));
+	std::string json;
+	auto error (wallet1->import (json, "1"));
+	ASSERT_TRUE (error);
+}
+
 // Test arbitrary work can be generated
 TEST (wallet, empty_work)
 {
diff --git a/rai/node/wallet.cpp b/rai/node/wallet.cpp
index 208d69a2..6e5846d6 100644
--- a/rai/node/wallet.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/wallet.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,14 @@ environment (transaction_a.environment)
 		assert (mdb_get (transaction_a, handle, version_special.val (), &junk) == MDB_NOTFOUND);
         boost::property_tree::ptree wallet_l;
         std::stringstream istream (json_a);
-        boost::property_tree::read_json (istream, wallet_l);
+		try
+		{
+			boost::property_tree::read_json (istream, wallet_l);
+		}
+		catch (...)
+		{
+			init_a = true;
+		}
         for (auto i (wallet_l.begin ()), n (wallet_l.end ()); i != n; ++i)
         {
             rai::uint256_union key;