diff --git a/routes/component_testing.js b/routes/component_testing.js
index 26b77c7..f8584a4 100644
--- a/routes/component_testing.js
+++ b/routes/component_testing.js
@@ -113,7 +113,14 @@ function performTest(params) {
     // Handle normal output
     scriptExecution.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
         console.log(uint8arrayToString(data));
-        let jsonObj = JSON.parse(uint8arrayToString(data));
+        let jsonObj = null;
+        try {
+            jsonObj = JSON.parse(uint8arrayToString(data));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            console.log(e);
+            return;
+        }
         console.log(jsonObj);
 
         // Store the update as the current status
diff --git a/routes/scan.js b/routes/scan.js
index b568ff3..fe69fc8 100644
--- a/routes/scan.js
+++ b/routes/scan.js
@@ -85,7 +85,14 @@ function performScan(params) {
 
     // Handle normal output
     scriptExecution.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
-        let jsonObj = JSON.parse(uint8arrayToString(data));
+        let jsonObj = null;
+        try {
+            jsonObj = JSON.parse(uint8arrayToString(data));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            console.log(e);
+            return;
+        }
         console.log(jsonObj);
 
         // Store the update as the current status