diff --git a/subcommands/debug.go b/subcommands/debug.go
index 9734819..9fb4a17 100644
--- a/subcommands/debug.go
+++ b/subcommands/debug.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ func (c *DebugProxyCMD) Execute(ctx context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, _ ...inter
 	filters := strings.Split(c.filter, ",")
 	if len(filters) > 0 {
 		for _, v := range filters {
+			if len(v) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
 			if string(v[0]) == "*" {
 				v = v[1:]
 			}
diff --git a/utils/packet_logger.go b/utils/packet_logger.go
index dd279b7..0c6f976 100644
--- a/utils/packet_logger.go
+++ b/utils/packet_logger.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var MutedPackets = []string{
 	"packet.Animate",
 	"packet.NetworkStackLatency",
 	"packet.InventoryTransaction",
+	"packet.PlaySound",
 }
 
 var ExtraVerbose []string
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ func PacketLogger(header packet.Header, payload []byte, src, dst net.Addr) {
 	} else {
 		pk = &packet.Unknown{PacketID: header.PacketID}
 	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if recoveredErr := recover(); recoveredErr != nil {
+			logrus.Errorf("%T: %w", pk, recoveredErr.(error))
+		}
+	}()
+
 	pk.Unmarshal(protocol.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(payload), 0))
 
 	pk_name := reflect.TypeOf(pk).String()[1:]