diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/sign/passive/ScriptSign.java b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/sign/passive/ScriptSign.java
index 137b2468..dd45369a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/sign/passive/ScriptSign.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/sign/passive/ScriptSign.java
@@ -89,7 +89,13 @@ public class ScriptSign extends Passive {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            dSign.initialize();
+            try {
+                dSign.initialize();
+            } catch (Exception exception) {
+                dSign.markAsErroneous("An error occurred while initializing a sign of the type " + dSign.getName()
+                        + ". This is not a user error. Please report the following stacktrace to the developer of the plugin:");
+                exception.printStackTrace();
+            }
             if (!dSign.hasTriggers()) {
                 dSign.trigger(null);
             }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DGameWorld.java b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DGameWorld.java
index a16331a5..53faa604 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DGameWorld.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DGameWorld.java
@@ -189,7 +189,13 @@ public class DGameWorld extends DInstanceWorld implements GameWorld {
         }
 
         if (dSign.isOnDungeonInit()) {
-            dSign.initialize();
+            try {
+                dSign.initialize();
+            } catch (Exception exception) {
+                dSign.markAsErroneous("An error occurred while initializing a sign of the type " + dSign.getName()
+                        + ". This is not a user error. Please report the following stacktrace to the developer of the plugin:");
+                exception.printStackTrace();
+            }
             if (!dSign.isErroneous() && dSign.isSetToAir()) {
                 dSign.setToAir();
             }