diff --git a/packages/core-p2p/src/utils/restore-peers.ts b/packages/core-p2p/src/utils/restore-peers.ts
index 86426e2605..4b605e9617 100644
--- a/packages/core-p2p/src/utils/restore-peers.ts
+++ b/packages/core-p2p/src/utils/restore-peers.ts
@@ -21,16 +21,20 @@ export const restorePeers = (): any[] => {
         return [];
     }
 
-    const peers = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, { encoding: "utf8" }));
-    const { value, error } = Joi.validate(peers, schema);
+    try {
+        const peers = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, { encoding: "utf8" }));
+        const { value, error } = Joi.validate(peers, schema);
 
-    if (error) {
-        const logger = app.resolvePlugin<Logger.ILogger>("logger");
-        if (logger) {
-            logger.warn("Ignoring corrupt peers from cache.");
+        if (error) {
+            const logger = app.resolvePlugin<Logger.ILogger>("logger");
+            if (logger) {
+                logger.warn("Ignoring corrupt peers from cache.");
+            }
+            return [];
         }
+
+        return value;
+    } catch (error) {
         return [];
     }
-
-    return value;
 };