diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smhi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smhi/internal/SmhiConnector.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smhi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smhi/internal/SmhiConnector.java
index aa42d7f29b083..8e79aa1623104 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smhi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smhi/internal/SmhiConnector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.smhi/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/smhi/internal/SmhiConnector.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import static org.openhab.binding.smhi.internal.SmhiBindingConstants.*;
 
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
+
 /**
  * Class for handling http requests to Smhi's API and return values.
  *
@@ -88,7 +91,11 @@ public TimeSeries getForecast(double lat, double lon) throws SmhiException, Poin
         logger.debug("Received response with status {} - {}", resp.getStatus(), resp.getReason());
         switch (resp.getStatus()) {
             case 200:
-                return Parser.parseTimeSeries(resp.getContentAsString());
+                try {
+                    return Parser.parseTimeSeries(resp.getContentAsString());
+                } catch (JsonParseException | DateTimeParseException e) {
+                    throw new SmhiException(e);
+                }
             case 400:
             case 404:
                 throw new PointOutOfBoundsException();