diff --git a/node/IncomingPacket.cpp b/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
index dd95f8c8d..e0fa3bf18 100644
--- a/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
+++ b/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ bool IncomingPacket::_doNETWORK_CREDENTIALS(const RuntimeEnvironment *RR,const S
 		}
 
 		peer->received(_path,hops(),packetId(),Packet::VERB_NETWORK_CREDENTIALS,0,Packet::VERB_NOP,trustEstablished);
+	} catch (std::exception &exc) {
+		TRACE("dropped NETWORK_CREDENTIALS from %s(%s): %s",source().toString().c_str(),_path->address().toString().c_str(),exc.what());
 	} catch ( ... ) {
 		TRACE("dropped NETWORK_CREDENTIALS from %s(%s): unexpected exception",source().toString().c_str(),_path->address().toString().c_str());
 	}