diff --git a/src/items/flyable.cpp b/src/items/flyable.cpp
index 0c8ef09e0..aeee03927 100644
--- a/src/items/flyable.cpp
+++ b/src/items/flyable.cpp
@@ -689,7 +689,19 @@ void Flyable::restoreState(BareNetworkString *buffer, int count)
     {
         // At the moment we only have cannon animation for rubber ball
         if (!m_animation)
-            setAnimation(new CannonAnimation(this, buffer));
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                CannonAnimation* ca = new CannonAnimation(this, buffer);
+                setAnimation(ca);
+            }
+            catch (const KartAnimationCreationException& kace)
+            {
+                Log::error("Flyable", "Kart animation creation error: %s",
+                    kace.what());
+                buffer->skip(kace.getSkippingOffset());
+            }
+        }
         else
             m_animation->restoreState(buffer);
     }
diff --git a/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp b/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp
index 262971098..fea5c42f0 100644
--- a/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp
+++ b/src/karts/abstract_kart_animation.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "utils/no_copy.hpp"
 #include "utils/vec3.hpp"
 
+#include <exception>
 #include <limits>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ enum KartAnimationType : uint8_t
     KAT_CANNON = 2
 };
 
+/** Exception for kart animation creation in networking, so if thrown it will
+ *  tell the num of bytes skipping in the game state. */
+class KartAnimationCreationException : public std::exception
+{
+public:
+    virtual int getSkippingOffset() const = 0;
+};
+
 /** The base class for all kart animation, like rescue, explosion, or cannon.
  *  Kart animations are done by removing the physics body from the physics
  *  world, and instead modifying the rotation and position of the kart
diff --git a/src/karts/cannon_animation.cpp b/src/karts/cannon_animation.cpp
index 5d516181e..a160276db 100644
--- a/src/karts/cannon_animation.cpp
+++ b/src/karts/cannon_animation.cpp
@@ -380,18 +380,36 @@ void CannonAnimation::restoreState(BareNetworkString* buffer)
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CannonAnimation::restoreData(BareNetworkString* buffer)
 {
+    // Kart cannon has 2 floats + 1 compressed quaternion
+    // Flyable has 1 float (delta)
+    const int skipping_offset = m_kart ? 12 : 4;
+    class CannonCreationException : public KartAnimationCreationException
+    {
+    private:
+        const std::string m_error;
+
+        const int m_skipping_offset;
+    public:
+        CannonCreationException(const std::string& error, int skipping_offset)
+            : m_error(error), m_skipping_offset(skipping_offset) {}
+        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+        virtual int getSkippingOffset() const     { return m_skipping_offset; }
+        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+        virtual const char* what() const throw()    { return m_error.c_str(); }
+    };
+
     int cc_idx = buffer->getInt8();
     if ((unsigned)cc_idx > CheckManager::get()->getCheckStructureCount())
     {
-        throw std::invalid_argument(
-            "Server has different check structure size.");
+        throw CannonCreationException(
+            "Server has different check structure size.", skipping_offset);
     }
     CheckCannon* cc = dynamic_cast<CheckCannon*>
         (CheckManager::get()->getCheckStructure(cc_idx));
     if (!cc)
     {
-        throw std::invalid_argument(
-            "Server has different check cannon index.");
+        throw CannonCreationException(
+            "Server has different check cannon index.", skipping_offset);
     }
     float skid_rot = 0.0f;
     float fraction_of_line = 0.0f;
diff --git a/src/karts/cannon_animation.hpp b/src/karts/cannon_animation.hpp
index b60141382..721522fe7 100644
--- a/src/karts/cannon_animation.hpp
+++ b/src/karts/cannon_animation.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class CheckCannon;
 class Flyable;
 class Ipo;
 
-
 /** This animation shoots the kart to a specified point on the track.
  *
  * \ingroup karts
diff --git a/src/karts/kart_rewinder.cpp b/src/karts/kart_rewinder.cpp
index 049adcf5a..1421e811c 100644
--- a/src/karts/kart_rewinder.cpp
+++ b/src/karts/kart_rewinder.cpp
@@ -330,17 +330,27 @@ void KartRewinder::restoreState(BareNetworkString *buffer, int count)
         {
             delete m_kart_animation;
             m_kart_animation = NULL;
-            switch (kat)
+            try
             {
-            case KAT_RESCUE:
-                new RescueAnimation(this, buffer);
-                break;
-            case KAT_EXPLOSION:
-                new ExplosionAnimation(this, buffer);
-                break;
-            case KAT_CANNON:
-                new CannonAnimation(this, buffer);
-                break;
+                switch (kat)
+                {
+                case KAT_RESCUE:
+                    new RescueAnimation(this, buffer);
+                    break;
+                case KAT_EXPLOSION:
+                    new ExplosionAnimation(this, buffer);
+                    break;
+                case KAT_CANNON:
+                    new CannonAnimation(this, buffer);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (const KartAnimationCreationException& kace)
+            {
+                Log::error("KartRewinder", "Kart animation creation error: %s",
+                    kace.what());
+                buffer->skip(kace.getSkippingOffset());
+                m_kart_animation = NULL;
             }
         }
         else