diff --git a/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php b/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php
index 680f74d..14183d3 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use App\Classes\Crypt;
 use App\Classes\Protocol as BaseProtocol;
 use App\Classes\Sock\SocketClient;
 use App\Classes\Sock\SocketException;
-use App\Exceptions\FileGrewException;
+use App\Exceptions\{FileGrewException,InvalidFTNException};
 use App\Models\Address;
 
 final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
@@ -700,6 +700,11 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 					Log::info(sprintf('%s:- Got AKA [%s]',self::LOGKEY,$rem_aka));
 				}
 
+			} catch (InvalidFTNException $e) {
+				Log::error(sprintf('%s:! AKA is INVALID [%s] (%s), ignoring',self::LOGKEY,$rem_aka,$e->getMessage()));
+
+				continue;
+
 			} catch (\Exception $e) {
 				Log::error(sprintf('%s:! AKA is INVALID [%s] (%d:%s-%s)',self::LOGKEY,$rem_aka,$e->getLine(),$e->getFile(),$e->getMessage()));
 
diff --git a/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php b/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
index 4e45f4e..44955a7 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Protocol/EMSI.php
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 namespace App\Classes\Protocol;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
-use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 use App\Classes\Protocol as BaseProtocol;
 use App\Classes\Sock\SocketClient;
 use App\Classes\Sock\SocketException;
+use App\Exceptions\InvalidFTNException;
 use App\Models\{Address,Setup};
 use App\Interfaces\CRC as CRCInterface;
 use App\Interfaces\Zmodem as ZmodemInterface;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 * @param SocketClient $client
 	 * @return int|null
 	 * @throws SocketException
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	public function onConnect(SocketClient $client): ?int
 	{
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	/**
 	 * Send our welcome banner
 	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	private function emsi_banner(): void
 	{
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 * Create the EMSI_DAT
 	 *
 	 * @return string
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	private function emsi_makedat(): string
 	{
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 *
 	 * @param string $str
 	 * @return int
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	private function emsi_parsedat(string $str): int
 	{
@@ -328,10 +328,15 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 					continue;
 				}
 
-			} catch (Exception) {
-				Log::error(sprintf('%s: ! AKA is INVALID [%s]',self::LOGKEY,$rem_aka));
+			} catch (InvalidFTNException $e) {
+				Log::error(sprintf('%s:! AKA is INVALID [%s] (%s), ignoring',self::LOGKEY,$rem_aka,$e->getMessage()));
 
 				continue;
+
+			} catch (\Exception) {
+				Log::error(sprintf('%s: ! AKA is INVALID [%s]',self::LOGKEY,$rem_aka));
+
+				return self::S_FAILURE|self::S_ADDTRY;
 			}
 
 			// Check if the remote has our AKA
@@ -504,7 +509,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 * STEP 2A, RECEIVE EMSI HANDSHAKE
 	 *
 	 * @throws SocketException
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	private function emsi_recv(int $mode): int
 	{
@@ -683,7 +688,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 * STEP 2B, TRANSMIT EMSI HANDSHAKE
 	 *
 	 * @throws SocketException
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	private function emsi_send(): int
 	{
@@ -822,7 +827,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 * STEP 1, EMSI INIT
 	 *
 	 * @throws SocketException
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	protected function protocol_init(): int
 	{
@@ -969,7 +974,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 * Setup our EMSI session
 	 *
 	 * @return int
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	protected function protocol_session(): int
 	{
@@ -1194,7 +1199,7 @@ final class EMSI extends BaseProtocol implements CRCInterface,ZmodemInterface
 	 *
 	 * @param int $zap
 	 * @return bool
-	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
 	private function wazoosend(int $zap): bool
 	{
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/InvalidFTNException.php b/app/Exceptions/InvalidFTNException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e4abaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Exceptions/InvalidFTNException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class InvalidFTNException extends Exception
+{
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Models/Address.php b/app/Models/Address.php
index b88590c..277f187 100644
--- a/app/Models/Address.php
+++ b/app/Models/Address.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 use App\Classes\FTN\{Message,Packet};
+use App\Exceptions\InvalidFTNException;
 use App\Http\Controllers\DomainController;
 use App\Traits\ScopeActive;
 
@@ -821,16 +822,16 @@ class Address extends Model
 	public static function parseFTN(string $ftn): array
 	{
 		if (! preg_match(sprintf('#^%s$#',self::ftn_regex),strtolower($ftn),$matches))
-			throw new \Exception('Invalid FTN: '.$ftn);
+			throw new InvalidFTNException(sprintf('Invalid FTN: %s - regex failed',$ftn));
 
 		// Check our numbers are correct.
 		foreach ([1,2,3] as $i) {
 			if ((! is_numeric($matches[$i])) || ($matches[$i] > DomainController::NUMBER_MAX))
-				throw new \Exception('Invalid FTN: '.$ftn);
+				throw new InvalidFTNException(sprintf('Invalid FTN: %s - zone, host or node address invalid',$ftn));
 		}
 
 		if (isset($matches[5]) AND ((! is_numeric($matches[$i])) || ($matches[5] > DomainController::NUMBER_MAX)))
-			throw new \Exception('Invalid FTN: '.$ftn);
+			throw new InvalidFTNException(sprintf('Invalid FTN: %s - point address invalid',$ftn));
 
 		return [
 			'z'=>(int)$matches[1],