diff --git a/src/animations/animation_base.cpp b/src/animations/animation_base.cpp
index 706361038..0a77b91b9 100644
--- a/src/animations/animation_base.cpp
+++ b/src/animations/animation_base.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ AnimationBase::AnimationBase(const XMLNode &node)
     m_playing   = true;
     m_anim_type = ATT_CYCLIC;
 
-    if (m_all_ipos.size() == 0) // this will happen for some separate but non-animated objects
+    if (m_all_ipos.size() == 0)
     {
-        m_playing = false;
+        // Throw to avoid construction completely
+        throw std::runtime_error("Empty IPO, discard.");
     }
     reset();
     calculateAnimationDuration();
diff --git a/src/tracks/track_object.cpp b/src/tracks/track_object.cpp
index 5bbe2df9c..2aa26613c 100644
--- a/src/tracks/track_object.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/track_object.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,14 @@ void TrackObject::init(const XMLNode &xml_node, scene::ISceneNode* parent,
 
     if (type == "animation" || xml_node.hasChildNamed("curve"))
     {
-        m_animator = new ThreeDAnimation(xml_node, this);
+        try
+        {
+            m_animator = new ThreeDAnimation(xml_node, this);
+        }
+        catch (std::exception& e)
+        {
+            Log::debug("TrackObject", e.what());
+        }
     }
 
     reset();