diff --git a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/RegionContainerImpl.java b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/RegionContainerImpl.java
index bf4cd158..7af2c8a8 100644
--- a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/RegionContainerImpl.java
+++ b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/RegionContainerImpl.java
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ public void run() {
      * successfully loaded.
      */
     private class BackgroundLoader extends TimerTask {
+        private String lastMsg;
+
         @Override
         public void run() {
             synchronized (lock) {
@@ -261,7 +263,13 @@ public void run() {
                             it.remove();
                             log.info("Successfully loaded region data for '" + normal.toString() + "'");
                         } catch (StorageException e) {
+                            if (e.getCause() != null && e.getCause().getMessage().equals(lastMsg)) {
+                                // if it's the same error, don't print a whole stacktrace
+                                log.log(Level.WARNING, "Region data is still failing to load, at least for the world named '" + normal.toString() + "'");
+                                break;
+                            }
                             log.log(Level.WARNING, "Region data is still failing to load, at least for the world named '" + normal.toString() + "'", e);
+                            lastMsg = e.getCause() == null ? e.getMessage() : e.getCause().getMessage();
                             break;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/storage/file/YamlRegionFile.java b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/storage/file/YamlRegionFile.java
index 5a6507a2..9aebc5ac 100644
--- a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/storage/file/YamlRegionFile.java
+++ b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/protection/managers/storage/file/YamlRegionFile.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.DumperOptions.FlowStyle;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.SafeConstructor;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserException;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.representer.Representer;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public Set<ProtectedRegion> loadAll(FlagRegistry flagRegistry) throws StorageExc
             config.load();
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             return new HashSet<>(loaded.values());
-        } catch (IOException e) {
+        } catch (IOException | ParserException e) {
             throw new StorageException("Failed to load region data from '" + file + "'", e);
         }