diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/handler/InGamePacketHandler.php b/src/network/mcpe/handler/InGamePacketHandler.php
index 0514c6e90..3f46d8792 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/handler/InGamePacketHandler.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/handler/InGamePacketHandler.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use pocketmine\block\ItemFrame;
 use pocketmine\block\Sign;
 use pocketmine\block\utils\SignText;
 use pocketmine\entity\animation\ConsumingItemAnimation;
+use pocketmine\entity\InvalidSkinException;
 use pocketmine\event\player\PlayerEditBookEvent;
 use pocketmine\inventory\transaction\action\InventoryAction;
 use pocketmine\inventory\transaction\CraftingTransaction;
@@ -634,7 +635,12 @@ class InGamePacketHandler extends PacketHandler{
 	}
 
 	public function handlePlayerSkin(PlayerSkinPacket $packet) : bool{
-		return $this->player->changeSkin(SkinAdapterSingleton::get()->fromSkinData($packet->skin), $packet->newSkinName, $packet->oldSkinName);
+		try{
+			$skin = SkinAdapterSingleton::get()->fromSkinData($packet->skin);
+		}catch(InvalidSkinException $e){
+			throw BadPacketException::wrap($e, "Invalid skin in PlayerSkinPacket");
+		}
+		return $this->player->changeSkin($skin, $packet->newSkinName, $packet->oldSkinName);
 	}
 
 	public function handleSubClientLogin(SubClientLoginPacket $packet) : bool{