1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/slixmpp/jid.py b/slixmpp/jid.py
index cb9512b8..caa9c174 100644
--- a/slixmpp/jid.py
+++ b/slixmpp/jid.py
@@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ class JID:
         if isinstance(other, UnescapedJID):
             return False
         if not isinstance(other, JID):
-            other = JID(other)
+            try:
+                other = JID(other)
+            except:
+                return False
 
         return (self._node == other._node and
                 self._domain == other._domain and