diff --git a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MAUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MAUtils.java
index 561974c..6fadd13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MAUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MAUtils.java
@@ -74,11 +74,15 @@ public class MAUtils
 
             List<Thing> things = new ArrayList<>();
             for (String reward : rewards.split(",")) {
-                Thing thing = plugin.getThingManager().parse(reward.trim());
-                if (thing == null) {
-                    plugin.getLogger().warning("Failed to parse reward: " + reward.trim());
-                } else {
-                    things.add(thing);
+                try {
+                    Thing thing = plugin.getThingManager().parse(reward.trim());
+                    if (thing == null) {
+                        plugin.getLogger().warning("Failed to parse reward: " + reward.trim());
+                    } else {
+                        things.add(thing);
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    plugin.getLogger().severe("Exception parsing reward '" + reward.trim() + "': " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
                 }
             }
             result.put(wave, things);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/things/MoneyThingParser.java b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/things/MoneyThingParser.java
index a176363..0d0c8f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/things/MoneyThingParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/things/MoneyThingParser.java
@@ -18,13 +18,7 @@ class MoneyThingParser implements ThingParser {
         if (money == null) {
             return null;
         }
-
-        Double value = valueOf(money);
-        if (value == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return new MoneyThing(plugin, value);
+        return new MoneyThing(plugin, Double.parseDouble(money));
     }
 
     private String trimPrefix(String s) {
@@ -36,13 +30,4 @@ class MoneyThingParser implements ThingParser {
         }
         return null;
     }
-
-    private Double valueOf(String money) {
-        try {
-            return Double.parseDouble(money);
-        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            plugin.getLogger().warning("Invalid economy value: " + money);
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/waves/WaveParser.java b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/waves/WaveParser.java
index 0807314..2d0e2bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/waves/WaveParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/waves/WaveParser.java
@@ -307,11 +307,15 @@ public class WaveParser
         // Rewards!
         String rew = config.getString("reward");
         if (rew != null) {
-            Thing reward = arena.getPlugin().getThingManager().parse(rew);
-            if (reward == null) {
-                Bukkit.getLogger().warning("[MobArena] Failed to parse boss reward: " + rew);
-            } else {
-                result.setReward(reward);
+            try {
+                Thing thing = arena.getPlugin().getThingManager().parse(rew.trim());
+                if (thing == null) {
+                    arena.getPlugin().getLogger().warning("Failed to parse boss reward: " + rew.trim());
+                } else {
+                    result.setReward(thing);
+                }
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                arena.getPlugin().getLogger().severe("Exception parsing boss reward '" + rew.trim() + "': " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
             }
         }