diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/GitHubService.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/GitHubService.cs
index 5d1d6ef5d4..4acc35c612 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/GitHubService.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Utils/GitHubService.cs
@@ -58,10 +58,15 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Utils
 			var releases = allReleases
 					.Select(release =>
 					{
-						if (!release.TagName.StartsWith(updatesConfiguration.GitTagPrefix, StringComparison.InvariantCulture)
-							|| !Version.TryParse(release.TagName.Replace(updatesConfiguration.GitTagPrefix, String.Empty, StringComparison.Ordinal), out var version))
+						if (!release.TagName.StartsWith(updatesConfiguration.GitTagPrefix, StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
 							return null;
 
+						if (!Version.TryParse(release.TagName.Replace(updatesConfiguration.GitTagPrefix, String.Empty, StringComparison.Ordinal), out var version))
+						{
+							logger.LogDebug("Unparsable release tag: {releaseTag}", release.TagName);
+							return null;
+						}
+
 						return Tuple.Create(version, release);
 					})
 					.Where(tuple => tuple != null)