diff --git a/Archipelago.MultiClient.Net/Converters/AttemptingStringEnumConverter.cs b/Archipelago.MultiClient.Net/Converters/AttemptingStringEnumConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7944b5a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Archipelago.MultiClient.Net/Converters/AttemptingStringEnumConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+using System;
+
+public class AttemptingStringEnumConverter : StringEnumConverter
+{
+    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return base.ReadJson(reader, objectType, existingValue, serializer);
+        }
+        catch (JsonSerializationException)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Archipelago.MultiClient.Net/Models/JsonMessagePart.cs b/Archipelago.MultiClient.Net/Models/JsonMessagePart.cs
index 021358a1..5e74b8f4 100644
--- a/Archipelago.MultiClient.Net/Models/JsonMessagePart.cs
+++ b/Archipelago.MultiClient.Net/Models/JsonMessagePart.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Archipelago.MultiClient.Net.Enums;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Archipelago.MultiClient.Net.Models
@@ -8,11 +7,11 @@ namespace Archipelago.MultiClient.Net.Models
     public class JsonMessagePart
     {
         [JsonProperty("type")]
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter), typeof(SnakeCaseNamingStrategy))]
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(AttemptingStringEnumConverter), typeof(SnakeCaseNamingStrategy))]
         public JsonMessagePartType? Type { get; set; }
 
         [JsonProperty("color")]
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter), typeof(SnakeCaseNamingStrategy))]
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(AttemptingStringEnumConverter), typeof(SnakeCaseNamingStrategy))]
         public JsonMessagePartColor? Color { get; set; }
 
         [JsonProperty("text")]