diff --git a/app/node/node.cpp b/app/node/node.cpp
index 756077333..d79710962 100644
--- a/app/node/node.cpp
+++ b/app/node/node.cpp
@@ -359,11 +359,13 @@ void Node::LoadInput(QXmlStreamReader *reader, XMLNodeData &xml_node_data, const
 
   if (param_id.isEmpty()) {
     qWarning() << "Failed to load parameter with missing ID";
+    reader->skipCurrentElement();
     return;
   }
 
   if (!HasInputWithID(param_id)) {
-    qWarning() << "Failed to load parameter that didn't exist";
+    qWarning() << "Failed to load parameter that didn't exist:" << param_id;
+    reader->skipCurrentElement();
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/node/project/project.cpp b/app/node/project/project.cpp
index 26f0336c1..0650591c5 100644
--- a/app/node/project/project.cpp
+++ b/app/node/project/project.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ void Project::Load(QXmlStreamReader *reader, MainWindowLayoutInfo* layout, uint
 
           if (id.isEmpty()) {
             qWarning() << "Failed to load node with empty ID";
+            reader->skipCurrentElement();
           } else {
             Node* node;
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ void Project::Load(QXmlStreamReader *reader, MainWindowLayoutInfo* layout, uint
 
             if (!node) {
               qWarning() << "Failed to find node with ID" << id;
+              reader->skipCurrentElement();
             } else {
               node->Load(reader, xml_node_data, version, cancelled);
               node->setParent(this);
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ void Project::Load(QXmlStreamReader *reader, MainWindowLayoutInfo* layout, uint
                     SetNodePosition(node, context, node_pos);
                   } else {
                     qWarning() << "Failed to find pointer for node position";
+                    reader->skipCurrentElement();
                   }
                 }
               } else {