diff --git a/src/Script/Interpreter/Interpreter.php b/src/Script/Interpreter/Interpreter.php
index 1a840b90f..4d35454b7 100644
--- a/src/Script/Interpreter/Interpreter.php
+++ b/src/Script/Interpreter/Interpreter.php
@@ -173,8 +173,12 @@ private function verifyTaprootCommitment(BufferInterface $control, BufferInterfa
         $p = $control->slice(1, 32);
         /** @var XOnlyPublicKeySerializerInterface $xonlySer */
         $xonlySer = EcSerializer::getSerializer(XOnlyPublicKeySerializerInterface::class, true, $this->adapter);
-        $P = $xonlySer->parse($p);
-        $Q = $xonlySer->parse($program);
+        try {
+            $P = $xonlySer->parse($p);
+            $Q = $xonlySer->parse($program);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return false;
+        }
         $leafVersion = $control->slice(0, 1)->getInt() & TAPROOT_LEAF_MASK;
 
         $leafData = new Buffer(chr($leafVersion&TAPROOT_LEAF_MASK) . Buffertools::numToVarIntBin($scriptPubKey->getSize()) . $scriptPubKey->getBinary());