diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
index 3941abe5e80..9ef9c2d1ecd 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -230,7 +231,11 @@ public enum FControl implements KeyEventDispatcher {
         final String questname = FModel.getQuestPreferences().getPref(QPref.CURRENT_QUEST);
         final File data = new File(dirQuests.getPath(), questname);
         if (data.exists()) {
-            FModel.getQuest().load(QuestDataIO.loadData(data));
+            try {
+                FModel.getQuest().load(QuestDataIO.loadData(data));
+            } catch(IOException ex) {
+                System.out.println(String.format("Error loading quest data (%s).. skipping for now..", questname));
+            }
         }
 
         // Handles resizing in null layouts of layers in JLayeredPane as well as saving window layout
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/quest/CSubmenuQuestData.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/quest/CSubmenuQuestData.java
index a7cfb424db2..7d4568af413 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/quest/CSubmenuQuestData.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/quest/CSubmenuQuestData.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import forge.toolbox.FOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FilenameFilter;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuQuestData implements ICDoc {
         final VSubmenuQuestData view = VSubmenuQuestData.SINGLETON_INSTANCE;
         final File dirQuests = new File(ForgeConstants.QUEST_SAVE_DIR);
         final QuestController qc = FModel.getQuest();
+        ArrayList<String> restorableQuests = new ArrayList<>();
 
         // Iterate over files and load quest data for each.
         final FilenameFilter takeDatFiles = new FilenameFilter() {
@@ -178,7 +180,13 @@ public enum CSubmenuQuestData implements ICDoc {
         final File[] arrFiles = dirQuests.listFiles(takeDatFiles);
         arrQuests.clear();
         for (final File f : arrFiles) {
-            arrQuests.put(f.getName(), QuestDataIO.loadData(f));
+            try {
+                System.out.println(String.format("About to load quest (%s)... ", f.getName()));
+                arrQuests.put(f.getName(), QuestDataIO.loadData(f));
+            } catch(IOException ex) {
+                System.out.println(String.format("Error loading quest data (%s).. skipping for now..", f.getName()));
+                restorableQuests.add(f.getName());
+            }
         }
 
         // Populate list with available quest data.
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/quest/QuestMenu.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/quest/QuestMenu.java
index 73338eb27dd..3a91b7ca4cd 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/quest/QuestMenu.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/quest/QuestMenu.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package forge.screens.quest;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Forge;
@@ -190,7 +191,14 @@ public class QuestMenu extends FPopupMenu implements IVQuestStats {
                 @Override
                 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                 public void run() {
-                    FModel.getQuest().load(QuestDataIO.loadData(data));
+                    try {
+                        FModel.getQuest().load(QuestDataIO.loadData(data));
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        System.err.println(String.format("Failed to load quest '%s'", questname));
+                        // Failed to load last quest, don't continue with quest loading stuff
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     ((DeckController<Deck>)EditorType.Quest.getController()).setRootFolder(FModel.getQuest().getMyDecks());
                     ((DeckController<DeckGroup>)EditorType.QuestDraft.getController()).setRootFolder(FModel.getQuest().getDraftDecks());
                     if (reason == LaunchReason.StartQuestMode) {
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java
index 6cb80ddaaa8..0eab4ba4ef7 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestDataIO.java
@@ -98,43 +98,41 @@ public class QuestDataIO {
      *            &emsp; {@link java.io.File}
      * @return {@link forge.quest.data.QuestData}
      */
-    public static QuestData loadData(final File xmlSaveFile) {
+    public static QuestData loadData(final File xmlSaveFile) throws IOException {
+        QuestData data;
+
+        final GZIPInputStream zin = new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(xmlSaveFile));
+        final StringBuilder xml = new StringBuilder();
+        final char[] buf = new char[1024];
+        final InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(zin);
+        while (reader.ready()) {
+            final int len = reader.read(buf);
+            if (len == -1) {
+                break;
+            } // when end of stream was reached
+            xml.append(buf, 0, len);
+        }
+
+        zin.close();
+
+        String bigXML = xml.toString();
         try {
-            QuestData data;
-
-            final GZIPInputStream zin = new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(xmlSaveFile));
-            final StringBuilder xml = new StringBuilder();
-            final char[] buf = new char[1024];
-            final InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(zin);
-            while (reader.ready()) {
-                final int len = reader.read(buf);
-                if (len == -1) {
-                    break;
-                } // when end of stream was reached
-                xml.append(buf, 0, len);
-            }
-
-            zin.close();
-
-            String bigXML = xml.toString();
             data = (QuestData) QuestDataIO.getSerializer(true).fromXML(bigXML);
+        } catch(Exception ex) {
+            // Attempt to auto restore?
+            throw new IOException(ex);
+        }
 
-            if (data.getVersionNumber() != QuestData.CURRENT_VERSION_NUMBER) {
-                try {
-                    QuestDataIO.updateSaveFile(data, bigXML, xmlSaveFile.getName().replace(".dat", ""));
-                }
-                catch (final Exception e) {
-                    //BugReporter.reportException(e);
-                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
-                }
+        if (data.getVersionNumber() != QuestData.CURRENT_VERSION_NUMBER) {
+            try {
+                QuestDataIO.updateSaveFile(data, bigXML, xmlSaveFile.getName().replace(".dat", ""));
             }
+            catch (final Exception e) {
+                throw new IOException(e);
+            }
+        }
 
-            return data;
-        }
-        catch (final Exception ex) {
-            //BugReporter.reportException(ex, "Error loading Quest Data");
-            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
-        }
+        return data;
     }
 
     private static <T> void setFinalField(final Class<T> clasz, final String fieldName, final T instance,