diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java
index 7e51dc36..f99a94b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/Peer.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.qortal.data.network.PeerData;
 import org.qortal.network.message.ChallengeMessage;
 import org.qortal.network.message.Message;
 import org.qortal.network.message.MessageException;
+import org.qortal.network.message.MessageType;
 import org.qortal.network.task.MessageTask;
 import org.qortal.network.task.PingTask;
 import org.qortal.settings.Settings;
@@ -546,6 +547,10 @@ public class Peer {
                     // adjusting position accordingly, reset limit to capacity
                     this.byteBuffer.compact();
 
+                    // Unsupported message type? Discard with no further processing
+                    if (message.getType() == MessageType.UNSUPPORTED)
+                        continue;
+
                     BlockingQueue<Message> queue = this.replyQueues.get(message.getId());
                     if (queue != null) {
                         // Adding message to queue will unblock thread waiting for response
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/Message.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/Message.java
index e92aca89..f752b5b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/Message.java
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ public abstract class Message {
 			int typeValue = readOnlyBuffer.getInt();
 			MessageType messageType = MessageType.valueOf(typeValue);
 			if (messageType == null)
-				// Unrecognised message type
-				throw new MessageException(String.format("Received unknown message type [%d]", typeValue));
+				messageType = MessageType.UNSUPPORTED;
 
 			// Optional message ID
 			byte hasId = readOnlyBuffer.get();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/MessageType.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/MessageType.java
index 8ad7a0da..a2637dfd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/MessageType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/MessageType.java
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import static java.util.Arrays.stream;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toMap;
 
 public enum MessageType {
+    // Pseudo-message, not sent over the wire
+    UNSUPPORTED(-1, UnsupportedMessage::fromByteBuffer),
+
     // Handshaking
     HELLO(0, HelloMessage::fromByteBuffer),
     GOODBYE(1, GoodbyeMessage::fromByteBuffer),
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/UnsupportedMessage.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/UnsupportedMessage.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..649092f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/network/message/UnsupportedMessage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.qortal.network.message;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class UnsupportedMessage extends Message {
+
+	public UnsupportedMessage() {
+		super(MessageType.UNSUPPORTED);
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported message is unsupported!");
+	}
+
+	private UnsupportedMessage(int id) {
+		super(id, MessageType.UNSUPPORTED);
+	}
+
+	public static Message fromByteBuffer(int id, ByteBuffer byteBuffer) throws MessageException {
+		return new UnsupportedMessage(id);
+	}
+
+}