diff --git a/boefjes/boefjes/job_handler.py b/boefjes/boefjes/job_handler.py
index 3de61485a30..8d65429cf89 100644
--- a/boefjes/boefjes/job_handler.py
+++ b/boefjes/boefjes/job_handler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 import os
 import traceback
 from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -131,22 +132,35 @@ def handle(self, boefje_meta: BoefjeMeta) -> None:
 
             boefje_meta.arguments["input"] = ooi.serialize()
 
+        boefje_results: list[tuple[set, bytes | str]] = []
         boefje_meta.runnable_hash = plugin.runnable_hash
-        boefje_meta.environment = get_environment_settings(boefje_meta, plugin.boefje_schema)
 
-        logger.info("Starting boefje %s[%s]", boefje_meta.boefje.id, str(boefje_meta.id))
+        try:
+            logger.info("Getting environment settings for boefje %s[%s]", boefje_meta.boefje.id, str(boefje_meta.id))
+            boefje_meta.environment = get_environment_settings(boefje_meta, plugin.boefje_schema)
 
-        boefje_meta.started_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            logger.info("Starting boefje %s[%s]", boefje_meta.boefje.id, str(boefje_meta.id))
+            boefje_meta.started_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            boefje_results = self.job_runner.run(boefje_meta, boefje_meta.environment)
 
-        boefje_results: list[tuple[set, bytes | str]] = []
+        except SettingsNotConformingToSchema:
+            logger.exception(
+                "Error running boefje due to settings/schema mismatch %s[%s]",
+                boefje_meta.boefje.id,
+                str(boefje_meta.id),
+            )
+            boefje_results = [({"error/boefje"}, "Error running boefje (%s) due to settings/schema mismatch: %s" % (
+                boefje_meta.id, json.dumps(plugin.boefje_schema)
+            ))]
+
+            raise
 
-        try:
-            boefje_results = self.job_runner.run(boefje_meta, boefje_meta.environment)
         except:
             logger.exception("Error running boefje %s[%s]", boefje_meta.boefje.id, str(boefje_meta.id))
             boefje_results = [({"error/boefje"}, traceback.format_exc())]
 
             raise
+
         finally:
             boefje_meta.ended_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
             logger.info("Saving to Bytes for boefje %s[%s]", boefje_meta.boefje.id, str(boefje_meta.id))