diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
index 609b7b03b2..6b3a4613d8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ OpenLayers.Format.JSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
         var json = null;
         var type = typeof value;
         if(this.serialize[type]) {
-            json = this.serialize[type].apply(this, [value]);
+            try {
+                json = this.serialize[type].apply(this, [value]);
+            } catch(err) {
+                OpenLayers.Console.error("Trouble serializing: " + err);
+            }
         }
         return json;
     },