diff --git a/src/main/java/us/camin/regions/Plugin.java b/src/main/java/us/camin/regions/Plugin.java
index a47c45a..04f6ad0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/camin/regions/Plugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/camin/regions/Plugin.java
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ public class Plugin extends JavaPlugin {
         this.getDataFolder().mkdir();
         File regionConfigFile = new File(this.getDataFolder(), "regions.yml");
         Configuration regionConf = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(regionConfigFile);
-        m_regions.loadRegions(regionConf);
+        try {
+          m_regions.loadRegions(regionConf);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          log.log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not load regions config! You risk overwriting and losing data!", e);
+        }
     }
 
     public void saveRegions() {