diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 342c8ad..129378e 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Fixed MatchRunner not working for users with spaces in their windows username. - NicEastvillage
 - Adjusted logger formatting. - NicEastvillage
 - Fixed "succesfully saved"-alert when saving was cancelled. #129 - NicEastvillage
+- Fixed loading of tournaments where a participating bot has been deleted. #130 - NicEastvillage
 
 #### Version 1.8.2 - April 2024
 - Updated RLBot python path to python 3.11 installation. #117/#127 - CodeRed/NicEastvillage
diff --git a/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/BotFromConfig.java b/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/BotFromConfig.java
index 0d6f892..c55360e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/BotFromConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/BotFromConfig.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public boolean reload() {
             configLoadedCorrectly = true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             configLoadedCorrectly = false;
-            throw new RuntimeException("Could not load bot from config " + pathToConfig + ", reason: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Could not load bot from config " + pathToConfig, e);
         }
         return loadedCorrectly();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/Team.java b/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/Team.java
index 443315e..5494393 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/Team.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/model/Team.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.model.stats.StatsManager;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ public StatsManager getStatsManager() {
      * Repairs properties that cannot be deserialized.
      */
     public void postDeserializationRepair() {
+        bots.removeAll(Collections.singletonList(null));
         statsManager = new StatsManager(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/serialization/BotAdapter.java b/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/serialization/BotAdapter.java
index 594046f..7db3ffa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/serialization/BotAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dk/aau/cs/ds306e18/tournament/serialization/BotAdapter.java
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 import com.google.gson.TypeAdapter;
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader;
 import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
+import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.Main;
 import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.model.Bot;
 import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.model.BotFromConfig;
 import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.rlbot.configuration.BotSkill;
 import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.model.PsyonixBotFromConfig;
 import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.rlbot.BotCollection;
+import dk.aau.cs.ds306e18.tournament.utility.Alerts;
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -51,11 +54,16 @@ public Bot read(JsonReader in) throws IOException {
             in.nextName();
             double skill = in.nextDouble();
             in.endObject();
-            PsyonixBotFromConfig bot = new PsyonixBotFromConfig(config, BotSkill.getSkillFromNumber(skill));
-
-            // Add to BotCollection and return
-            BotCollection.global.add(bot);
-            return bot;
+            try {
+                PsyonixBotFromConfig bot = new PsyonixBotFromConfig(config, BotSkill.getSkillFromNumber(skill));
+                BotCollection.global.add(bot);
+                return bot;
+
+            } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                Main.LOGGER.log(System.Logger.Level.ERROR, "Failed to load bot from config. " + e.getCause().getMessage());
+                Platform.runLater(() -> Alerts.errorNotification("Failed to load bot: " + config, e.getCause().getMessage()));
+                return null;
+            }
 
         } else if (BotFromConfig.class.getSimpleName().equals(clazz)) {
 
@@ -63,11 +71,16 @@ public Bot read(JsonReader in) throws IOException {
             in.nextName();
             String config = in.nextString();
             in.endObject();
-            BotFromConfig bot = new BotFromConfig(config);
-
-            // Add to BotCollection and return
-            BotCollection.global.add(bot);
-            return bot;
+            try {
+                BotFromConfig bot = new BotFromConfig(config);
+                BotCollection.global.add(bot);
+                return bot;
+
+            } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                Main.LOGGER.log(System.Logger.Level.ERROR, "Failed to load bot from config. " + e.getCause().getMessage());
+                Platform.runLater(() -> Alerts.errorNotification("Failed to load bot: " + config, e.getCause().getMessage()));
+                return null;
+            }
         }
 
         in.endObject();