diff --git a/src/core/src/platforms/all/helpers/helpers/logger.hpp b/src/core/src/platforms/all/helpers/helpers/logger.hpp
index 421b2a4a..624e6e81 100644
--- a/src/core/src/platforms/all/helpers/helpers/logger.hpp
+++ b/src/core/src/platforms/all/helpers/helpers/logger.hpp
@@ -128,8 +128,12 @@ BOOST_LOG_INLINE_GLOBAL_LOGGER_INIT(my_logger, my_logger_mt) {
  */
 template <typename... Args>
 inline void log(severity_level lvl, fmt::format_string<Args...> format_str, Args &&...args) {
-  auto msg = fmt::format(format_str, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-  BOOST_LOG_SEV(my_logger::get(), lvl) << msg;
+  try {
+    auto msg = fmt::format(format_str, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    BOOST_LOG_SEV(my_logger::get(), lvl) << msg;
+  } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+    std::cout << "Failed to format log message: " << e.what();
+  }
 }
 
 inline logs::severity_level parse_level(const std::string &level) {
diff --git a/src/moonlight-protocol/crypto/src/utils.cpp b/src/moonlight-protocol/crypto/src/utils.cpp
index b45fd57a..21507475 100644
--- a/src/moonlight-protocol/crypto/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/moonlight-protocol/crypto/src/utils.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+#include <iostream>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
+#include <ostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 
 void handle_openssl_error(const std::string &msg) {
   ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
-  throw std::runtime_error(msg);
+  std::cout << msg << std::endl;
 }
 
 std::string uc_to_str(unsigned char *uc, int len) {
diff --git a/src/moonlight-server/control/control.cpp b/src/moonlight-server/control/control.cpp
index 4c93bcd6..4399c760 100644
--- a/src/moonlight-server/control/control.cpp
+++ b/src/moonlight-server/control/control.cpp
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ bool encrypt_and_send(std::string_view payload,
                       std::size_t session_id) {
   auto clients = connected_clients.load();
   auto enet_peer = clients->find(session_id);
-  if (enet_peer == nullptr) {
-    logs::log(logs::debug, "[ENET] Unable to find enet client {}", session_id);
+  if (!enet_peer || payload == nullptr || aes_key == nullptr) {
+    logs::log(logs::debug, "[ENET] Unable to send encrypted packed {}", session_id);
     return false;
   } else {
     auto encrypted = control::encrypt_packet(aes_key, 0, payload); // TODO: seq?