diff --git a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Board.java b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Board.java
index 90ef9574..41e239ec 100644
--- a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Board.java
+++ b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Board.java
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ public class Board {
 		
 		try {
 			DiscUtil.write(file, Factions.gson.toJson(dumpAsSaveFormat()));
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			Factions.log("Failed to save the board to disk.");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log("Failed to save the board to disk.");
 			return false;
 		}
 		
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ public class Board {
 			Type type = new TypeToken<Map<String,Map<String,Integer>>>(){}.getType();
 			Map<String,Map<String,Integer>> worldCoordIds = Factions.gson.fromJson(DiscUtil.read(file), type);
 			loadFromSaveFormat(worldCoordIds);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			Factions.log("Failed to load the board from disk.");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log("Failed to load the board from disk.");
 			return false;
 		}
 			
diff --git a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Conf.java b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Conf.java
index 4397a7eb..30fc0c05 100644
--- a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Conf.java
+++ b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Conf.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.bukkit.*;
 import org.bukkit.entity.CreatureType;
 
 import com.bukkit.mcteam.util.DiscUtil;
+import com.bukkit.mcteam.gson.JsonParseException;
 
 public class Conf {
 	public static transient File file = new File(Factions.instance.getDataFolder(), "conf.json");
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class Conf {
 		
 		try {
 			DiscUtil.write(file, Factions.gson.toJson(new Conf()));
-		} catch (IOException e) {
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			Factions.log("Failed to save the config to disk.");
 			return false;
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public class Conf {
 		
 		try {
 			Factions.gson.fromJson(DiscUtil.read(file), Conf.class);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			Factions.log("Failed to load the config from disk.");
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/FPlayer.java b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/FPlayer.java
index 1be671f6..120a01b1 100644
--- a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/FPlayer.java
+++ b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/FPlayer.java
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ public class FPlayer {
 		
 		try {
 			DiscUtil.write(file, Factions.gson.toJson(playersToSave));
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			Factions.log("Failed to save the players to disk.");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log("Failed to save the players to disk.");
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
@@ -482,8 +482,9 @@ public class FPlayer {
 			Map<String, FPlayer> instancesFromFile = Factions.gson.fromJson(DiscUtil.read(file), type);
 			instances.clear();
 			instances.putAll(instancesFromFile);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log("Failed to load the players from disk.");
 			return false;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Faction.java b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Faction.java
index ae0c4f54..599f0155 100644
--- a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Faction.java
+++ b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/Faction.java
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ public class Faction {
 		try {
 			DiscUtil.write(file, Factions.gson.toJson(instances));
 		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
 			Factions.log("Failed to save the factions to disk due to I/O exception.");
-			e.printStackTrace();
 			return false;
-		} catch (NullPointerException e) {
-			Factions.log("Failed to save the factions to disk due to NPE.");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log("Failed to save the factions to disk.");
 			return false;
 		}
 		
@@ -358,8 +358,9 @@ public class Faction {
 			Map<Integer, Faction> instancesFromFile = Factions.gson.fromJson(DiscUtil.read(file), type);
 			instances.clear();
 			instances.putAll(instancesFromFile);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
+		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log("Failed to load the factions from disk.");
 			return false;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/MyLocationTypeAdapter.java b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/MyLocationTypeAdapter.java
index d3b40ba3..ebcc3f17 100644
--- a/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/MyLocationTypeAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/bukkit/mcteam/factions/MyLocationTypeAdapter.java
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ public class MyLocationTypeAdapter implements JsonDeserializer<Location>, JsonSe
 		try {
 			JsonObject obj = json.getAsJsonObject();
 
-			World world = Factions.instance.getServer().getWorld(obj.get(WORLD).getAsString());
+			String worldname = obj.get(WORLD).getAsString();
+			World world = Factions.instance.getServer().getWorld(worldname);
+			if (world == null) {
+				Factions.log(Level.WARNING, "Stored location's world \"" + worldname + "\" not found on server; dropping the location.");
+				return null;
+			}
+
 			double x = obj.get(X).getAsDouble();
 			double y = obj.get(Y).getAsDouble();
 			double z = obj.get(Z).getAsDouble();
@@ -36,8 +42,9 @@ public class MyLocationTypeAdapter implements JsonDeserializer<Location>, JsonSe
 
 			return new Location(world, x, y, z, yaw, pitch);
 
-		} catch (NullPointerException ex) {
-			Factions.log(Level.SEVERE, "NPE encountered while deserializing a location");
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log(Level.WARNING, "Error encountered while deserializing a location.");
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
@@ -47,14 +54,9 @@ public class MyLocationTypeAdapter implements JsonDeserializer<Location>, JsonSe
 		JsonObject obj = new JsonObject();
 
 		try {
-			if (src == null)
+			if (src.getWorld() == null)
 			{
-				Factions.log("Passed location is null in MyLocationTypeAdapter.");
-				return obj;
-			}
-			else if (src.getWorld() == null)
-			{
-				Factions.log("Passed location's world is null in MyLocationTypeAdapter.");
+				Factions.log(Level.WARNING, "Passed location's world was not found on the server. Dropping the location.");
 				return obj;
 			}
 
@@ -67,8 +69,9 @@ public class MyLocationTypeAdapter implements JsonDeserializer<Location>, JsonSe
 
 			return obj;
 
-		} catch (NullPointerException ex) {
-			Factions.log(Level.SEVERE, "NPE encountered while serializing a location");
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+			Factions.log(Level.WARNING, "Error encountered while serializing a location.");
 			return obj;
 		}
 	}