diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/CardImportPane.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/CardImportPane.java
index 7cfa4f83..b441bc08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/CardImportPane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/control/CardImportPane.java
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ public class CardImportPane extends TitledDescriptionPane {
             setError("Card Error", e.getMessage());
             importButton.setDisable(false);
             return;
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            log.error("Error reading card", e);
+            setError("Card Error", e.getMessage() == null ? e.getClass().getSimpleName() : e.getMessage());
+            importButton.setDisable(false);
+            return;
         }
 
         CardImportService cardImportService = new CardImportService(importer, policyType, pin.get(), derivation, messageProperty);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Hwi.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Hwi.java
index 9c3165b2..2e6a5b8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Hwi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/Hwi.java
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ public class Hwi {
                 //ignore
             } catch(CardException e) {
                 log.info("Error reading card", e);
+            } catch(Exception e) {
+                //a card is free to return any bytes it likes, so a malformed response can surface as any runtime exception
+                log.error("Error reading card", e);
             }
         }