diff --git a/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp b/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp
index 60f66f6..e312e8b 100644
--- a/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp
+++ b/source/rendering/StarFontTextureGroup.cpp
@@ -62,26 +62,36 @@ const FontTextureGroup::GlyphTexture& FontTextureGroup::glyphTexture(String::Cha
       Directives const& directives = *processingDirectives;
       Vec2F preSize = Vec2F(image.size());
 
+      bool broken = false;
       for (auto& entry : directives->entries) {
         if (auto error = entry.operation.ptr<ErrorImageOperation>()) {
           if (auto string = error->cause.ptr<std::string>()) {
             if (!string->empty()) {
-              Logger::error("Error parsing font directives: {}", *string);
+              Logger::error("Error in parsed font directives: {}", *string);
               string->clear();
             }
           } else if (auto& exception = error->cause.get<std::exception_ptr>()) {
             try
               { std::rethrow_exception(error->cause.get<std::exception_ptr>()); }
             catch (std::exception const& e)
-              { Logger::error("Exception parsing font directives: {}", e.what()); };
+              { Logger::error("Exception in parsed font directives: {}", e.what()); };
             exception = {};
           }
-          image.forEachPixel([](unsigned x, unsigned y, Vec4B& pixel) {
-            pixel = ((x + y) % 2 == 0) ? Vec4B(255, 0, 255, pixel[3]) : Vec4B(0, 0, 0, pixel[3]);
-          });
-          glyphTexture.colored = true;
-        } else
-          processImageOperation(entry.operation, image);
+          broken |= true;
+        } else {
+          try { processImageOperation(entry.operation, image); }
+          catch (StarException const& e) {
+            broken |= true;
+            Logger::error("Exception processing font directives for {}px '{}': {}", size, String(c), e.what());
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (broken) {
+        glyphTexture.colored = true;
+        image.forEachPixel([](unsigned x, unsigned y, Vec4B& pixel) {
+          pixel = ((x + y) % 2 == 0) ? Vec4B(255, 0, 255, pixel[3]) : Vec4B(0, 0, 0, pixel[3]);
+        });
       }
 
       glyphTexture.offset = (preSize - Vec2F(image.size())) / 2;