diff --git a/src/mod_shared_roster_ldap.erl b/src/mod_shared_roster_ldap.erl
index 97bc710c9..93c08e0c3 100644
--- a/src/mod_shared_roster_ldap.erl
+++ b/src/mod_shared_roster_ldap.erl
@@ -409,9 +409,10 @@ get_member_jid(#state{user_jid_attr = UserJIDAttr, user_uid = UIDAttr} = State,
         [] ->
             {error, error};
         [#eldap_entry{attributes = [{UserJIDAttr, [MemberJID | _]}]} | _] ->
-            case jid:decode(MemberJID) of
-                error -> {error, Host};
+            try jid:decode(MemberJID) of
                 #jid{luser = U, lserver = S} -> {U, S}
+            catch
+                error:{bad_jid, _} -> {error, Host}
             end
     end.