diff --git a/tnc/explorer.py b/tnc/explorer.py
index 3bb135b5..f84b69f5 100644
--- a/tnc/explorer.py
+++ b/tnc/explorer.py
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ class explorer():
         station_data = {'callsign': callsign, 'gridsquare': gridsquare, 'frequency': frequency, 'band': band, 'version': version, 'bandwidth': bandwidth, 'beacon': beacon, "lastheard": []}
 
         for i in static.HEARD_STATIONS:
-            callsign = str(i[0], "UTF-8")
-            grid = str(i[1], "UTF-8")
-            snr = i[4].split("/")[1]
-            station_data["lastheard"].append({"callsign": callsign, "grid": grid, "snr": snr})
+            try:
+                callsign = str(i[0], "UTF-8")
+                grid = str(i[1], "UTF-8")
+                snr = i[4].split("/")[1]
+                station_data["lastheard"].append({"callsign": callsign, "grid": grid, "snr": snr})
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.debug("[EXPLORER] not publishing station", e=e)
 
         station_data = json.dumps(station_data)
         try: