diff --git a/PlotSquared/pom.xml b/PlotSquared/pom.xml
index b2d836294..aa18cace3 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/pom.xml
+++ b/PlotSquared/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
     <artifactId>PlotSquared</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.11</version>
+    <version>2.8.12</version>
     <name>PlotSquared</name>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <build>
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/bukkit/BukkitUtil.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/bukkit/BukkitUtil.java
index b76150681..478d8502f 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/bukkit/BukkitUtil.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/bukkit/BukkitUtil.java
@@ -242,11 +242,16 @@ public class BukkitUtil extends BlockManager {
     
     @Override
     public int getBiomeFromString(final String biomeStr) {
-        final Biome biome = Biome.valueOf(biomeStr.toUpperCase());
-        if (biome == null) {
+        try {
+            final Biome biome = Biome.valueOf(biomeStr.toUpperCase());
+            if (biome == null) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+            return Arrays.asList(Biome.values()).indexOf(biome);
+        }
+        catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
             return -1;
         }
-        return Arrays.asList(Biome.values()).indexOf(biome);
     }
     
     @Override