diff --git a/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp b/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp
index b0290d4d4..232f2481d 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <mbgl/tile/vector_tile_data.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/constants.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/logging.hpp>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 
@@ -40,7 +41,15 @@ FeatureIdentifier VectorTileFeature::getID() const {
 const GeometryCollection& VectorTileFeature::getGeometries() const {
     if (!lines) {
         const auto scale = static_cast<float>(util::EXTENT) / feature.getExtent();
-        lines = feature.getGeometries<GeometryCollection>(scale);
+
+        try {
+            lines = feature.getGeometries<GeometryCollection>(scale);
+        }
+        catch(const std::runtime_error& ex) {
+            Log::Error(Event::ParseTile, "Could not get geometries: %s", ex.what());
+            lines = GeometryCollection();
+        }
+
         if (feature.getVersion() < 2 && feature.getType() == mapbox::vector_tile::GeomType::POLYGON) {
             lines = fixupPolygons(*lines);
         }