diff --git a/userspace/engine/json_evt.cpp b/userspace/engine/json_evt.cpp
index aec147efeb9..36a644517b1 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/json_evt.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/json_evt.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ bool json_event_value::parse_as_int64(int64_t &intval, const std::string &val)
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
-	catch (std::invalid_argument &e)
+	catch(std::out_of_range &)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	catch (std::invalid_argument &)
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp b/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp
index 7a556442457..5aeb13a818d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/webserver.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,17 @@ bool k8s_audit_handler::accept_data(falco_engine *engine,
 	for(auto &jev : jevts)
 	{
 		std::unique_ptr<falco_engine::rule_result> res;
-		res = engine->process_k8s_audit_event(&jev);
+
+		try
+		{
+			res = engine->process_k8s_audit_event(&jev);
+		}
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			errstr = string("unkown error processing audit event");
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", errstr.c_str());
+			return false;
+		}
 
 		if(res)
 		{