diff --git a/src/Connection/Connection.py b/src/Connection/Connection.py
index 210894491..029f55648 100644
--- a/src/Connection/Connection.py
+++ b/src/Connection/Connection.py
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
 from Crypt import CryptConnection
 
 
+def ensure_type(instance, desired_type, allow_none=False):
+    if allow_none and instance == None:
+        return True
+    if not isinstance(instance, desired_type):
+        raise PeerMsgError("Type mismatch. Expect " + repr(desired_type))
+
+class PeerMsgError(Exception):
+    """Denotes to a detected, rather than unexpected, error in incoming data."""
+
+
 class Connection(object):
     __slots__ = (
         "sock", "sock_wrapped", "ip", "port", "cert_pin", "target_onion", "id", "protocol", "type", "server", "unpacker", "req_id",
@@ -159,15 +169,23 @@ def messageLoop(self):
                 buff = None
                 for message in self.unpacker:
                     self.incomplete_buff_recv = 0
-                    if "stream_bytes" in message:
+                    if not isinstance(message, dict):
+                        self.log("Message must be a dict...")
+                        continue
+                    elif "stream_bytes" in message:
                         self.handleStream(message)
                     else:
                         self.handleMessage(message)
 
                 message = None
+        
+        except PeerMsgError, detected_error:
+            if not self.closed:
+                self.log("Peer error detected: %s" % detected_error.message)
         except Exception, err:
             if not self.closed:
                 self.log("Socket error: %s" % Debug.formatException(err))
+        
         self.close("MessageLoop ended")  # MessageLoop ended, close connection
 
     # My handshake info
@@ -234,13 +252,19 @@ def setHandshake(self, handshake):
     # Handle incoming message
     def handleMessage(self, message):
         self.last_message_time = time.time()
+        
         if message.get("cmd") == "response":  # New style response
+            ensure_type(message.get("to"), int)
+            ensure_type(message.get("crypt"), str, allow_none=True)
+            
             if message["to"] in self.waiting_requests:
                 if self.last_send_time and len(self.waiting_requests) == 1:
                     ping = time.time() - self.last_send_time
                     self.last_ping_delay = ping
                 self.waiting_requests[message["to"]].set(message)  # Set the response to event
+                # Note the Type!      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                 del self.waiting_requests[message["to"]]
+                
             elif message["to"] == 0:  # Other peers handshake
                 ping = time.time() - self.start_time
                 if config.debug_socket:
@@ -260,6 +284,7 @@ def handleMessage(self, message):
                     return
 
                 self.setHandshake(message)
+                
             else:
                 self.log("Unknown response: %s" % message)
         elif message.get("cmd"):  # Handhsake request
@@ -277,6 +302,10 @@ def handleMessage(self, message):
 
     # Incoming handshake set request
     def handleHandshake(self, message):
+        ensure_type(message.get("req_id"), int)
+        ensure_type(message.get("params"), dict)
+        ensure_type(message["params"].get("peer_id"), str)
+        
         if config.debug_socket:
             self.log("Handshake request: %s" % message)
         self.setHandshake(message["params"])