diff --git a/lib/messages/parser.js b/lib/messages/parser.js
index 10a7130..17109c8 100644
--- a/lib/messages/parser.js
+++ b/lib/messages/parser.js
@@ -113,8 +113,14 @@ Parser.prototype.getMessage = function (ber) {
 
   var self = this;
 
-  var messageID = ber.readInt();
-  var type = ber.readSequence();
+  try {
+    var messageID = ber.readInt();
+    var type = ber.readSequence();
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Handle servers that aren't speaking the language at all
+    this.emit('error', e);
+    return false;
+  }
 
   var Message;
   switch (type) {