diff --git a/bot/core.py b/bot/core.py
index cf98f97..86899af 100644
--- a/bot/core.py
+++ b/bot/core.py
@@ -66,9 +66,12 @@ class Bot:
         message = ""
         magic_string = "End of /NAMES list."
         while magic_string not in message:
-            message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
-            # message = message.strip(self.splitter)
-            self.logger.debug(message)
+            try:
+                message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
+                # message = message.strip(self.splitter)
+                self.logger.debug(message)
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                continue
 
         list_pattern = re.compile("[@=] {} :".format(chan))
         user_listing = re.split(list_pattern, message)
@@ -231,7 +234,11 @@ class Bot:
 
         magic_string = "MODE {} +r".format(self.botnick)
         while magic_string not in message:
-            message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
+            try:
+                message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                continue
+                
             message = message.strip(self.splitter)
             self.logger.debug(message)
             if not registered and magic_phrase["has_registered"] in message:
@@ -258,7 +265,10 @@ class Bot:
         while self.running:
             _message = ""
             while self.splitter not in _message:
-                _message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
+                try:
+                    _message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
+                except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                    continue
 
             if "raw" in callback:
                 callback["raw"](_message)