diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java
index 567f9c21..ad9990c2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/WalletProtobufSerializer.java
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ public class WalletProtobufSerializer {
             return readWallet(params, null, walletProto);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new UnreadableWalletException("Could not parse input stream to protobuf", e);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            throw new UnreadableWalletException("Could not parse input stream to protobuf", e);
         }
     }