diff --git a/skymp5-server/cpp/addon/ScampServer.cpp b/skymp5-server/cpp/addon/ScampServer.cpp
index c4ad1aec18..f51d629000 100644
--- a/skymp5-server/cpp/addon/ScampServer.cpp
+++ b/skymp5-server/cpp/addon/ScampServer.cpp
@@ -1021,6 +1021,12 @@ Napi::Value ScampServer::GetIdFromDesc(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info)
 
 Napi::Value ScampServer::CallPapyrusFunction(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info)
 {
+  // This function throws exceptions in case of bad input
+  // But it also catches exceptions from the Papyrus VM functions
+  // This is because
+  // 1) they're rare and unexpected, and we don't want to crash the sever
+  // 2) in Papyrus (not JS) we catch them all. so it's consistent
+  // 3) we plan replacing all exceptions with logs in Papyrus VM functions
   try {
     auto callType = NapiHelper::ExtractString(info[0], "callType");
     auto className = NapiHelper::ExtractString(info[1], "className");
@@ -1045,15 +1051,27 @@ Napi::Value ScampServer::CallPapyrusFunction(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info)
     auto& vm = partOne->worldState.GetPapyrusVm();
     if (callType == "method") {
       if (self.GetType() == VarValue::Type::kType_Object) {
-        res = vm.CallMethod(static_cast<IGameObject*>(self),
-                            functionName.data(), args);
+        try {
+          res = vm.CallMethod(static_cast<IGameObject*>(self),
+                              functionName.data(), args);
+        } catch (std::exception& e) {
+          res = VarValue::None();
+          spdlog::error("ScampServer::CallPapyrusFunction {} {} - {}",
+                        self.ToString(), functionName, e.what());
+        }
       } else {
         throw std::runtime_error(
           "Can't call Papyrus method on non-object self '" + self.ToString() +
           "'");
       }
     } else if (callType == "global") {
-      res = vm.CallStatic(className, functionName, args);
+      try {
+        res = vm.CallStatic(className, functionName, args);
+      } catch (std::exception& e) {
+        res = VarValue::None();
+        spdlog::error("ScampServer::CallPapyrusFunction {} {} - {}", className,
+                      functionName, e.what());
+      }
     } else {
       throw std::runtime_error("Unknown call type '" + callType +
                                "', expected one of ['method', 'global']");