diff --git a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/handlers/ServerTagBase.java b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/handlers/ServerTagBase.java
index 36b8d72..50e53f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/handlers/ServerTagBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/handlers/ServerTagBase.java
@@ -314,13 +314,18 @@ public String getName() {
         // -->
         handlers.put("match_player", (dat, obj) -> {
             String matchInput = CoreUtilities.toLowerCase( dat.getNextModifier().toString());
-            UUID uuid = CoreUtilities.tryGetUUID(matchInput);
-            if (uuid != null) {
-                Optional<Player> opt = Sponge.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
-                if (!opt.isPresent()) {
-                    return NullTag.NULL;
+            try {
+                UUID uuid = CoreUtilities.tryGetUUID(matchInput);
+                if (uuid != null) {
+                    Optional<Player> opt = Sponge.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
+                    if (!opt.isPresent()) {
+                        return NullTag.NULL;
+                    }
+                    return new PlayerTag(opt.get());
                 }
-                return new PlayerTag(opt.get());
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) {
+                // Ignore.
             }
             Collection<Player> players = Sponge.getServer().getOnlinePlayers();
             for (Player player : players) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/EntityTag.java b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/EntityTag.java
index 643bdc2..f9a5319 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/EntityTag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/EntityTag.java
@@ -1019,19 +1019,25 @@ else if (ent instanceof Ageable) {
     }
 
     public static EntityTag getFor(Action<String> error, String text) {
-        UUID uuid = CoreUtilities.tryGetUUID(text);
-        if (uuid == null) {
-            error.run("Invalid EntityTag UUID input (input is not a valid UUID)!");
+        try {
+            UUID uuid = CoreUtilities.tryGetUUID(text);
+            if (uuid == null) {
+                error.run("Invalid EntityTag UUID input (input is not a valid UUID)!");
+                return null;
+            }
+            for (World world : Sponge.getServer().getWorlds()) {
+                Optional<Entity> e = world.getEntity(uuid);
+                if (e.isPresent()) {
+                    return new EntityTag(e.get());
+                }
+            }
+            error.run("Invalid EntityTag UUID input (that UUID cannot be matched to a real entity)!");
             return null;
         }
-        for (World world : Sponge.getServer().getWorlds()) {
-            Optional<Entity> e = world.getEntity(uuid);
-            if (e.isPresent()) {
-                return new EntityTag(e.get());
-            }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            error.run("Invalid EntityTag UUID input (input is not a valid UUID)!");
+            return null;
         }
-        error.run("Invalid EntityTag UUID input (that UUID cannot be matched to a real entity)!");
-        return null;
     }
 
     public static EntityTag getFor(Action<String> error, AbstractTagObject ato) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/PlayerTag.java b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/PlayerTag.java
index 079e98f..77ad0b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/PlayerTag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen2sponge/tags/objects/PlayerTag.java
@@ -411,14 +411,19 @@ else if (map.getInternal().containsKey("item")) {
     }
 
     public static PlayerTag getFor(Action<String> error, String text) {
-        UUID uuid = CoreUtilities.tryGetUUID(text);
-        if (uuid != null) {
-            Optional<Player> oplayer = Sponge.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
-            if (!oplayer.isPresent()) {
-                error.run("Invalid PlayerTag UUID input!");
-                return null;
+        try {
+            UUID uuid = CoreUtilities.tryGetUUID(text);
+            if (uuid != null) {
+                Optional<Player> oplayer = Sponge.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
+                if (!oplayer.isPresent()) {
+                    error.run("Invalid PlayerTag UUID input!");
+                    return null;
+                }
+                return new PlayerTag(oplayer.get());
             }
-            return new PlayerTag(oplayer.get());
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            // Ignore.
         }
         Optional<Player> oplayer = Sponge.getServer().getPlayer(text);
         if (!oplayer.isPresent()) {