diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php b/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
index 7450684b7b1c..dfdc49fea511 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
@@ -239,7 +239,14 @@ public static function _process($civiMail, $dao) {
         // preseve backward compatibility
         if ($usedfor == 0 || !$civiMail) {
           // if its the activities that needs to be processed ..
-          $mailParams = CRM_Utils_Mail_Incoming::parseMailingObject($mail);
+          try {
+            $mailParams = CRM_Utils_Mail_Incoming::parseMailingObject($mail);
+          }
+          catch (Exception $e) {
+            echo $e->getMessage();
+            $store->markIgnored($key);
+            continue;
+          }
 
           require_once 'CRM/Utils/DeprecatedUtils.php';
           $params = _civicrm_api3_deprecated_activity_buildmailparams($mailParams, $emailActivityTypeId);