diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 11b6df6..8f5312a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.6.2
+
+- Fixed #31: request fails throwing error on erroneous cookies
+
 ## v1.6.1
 
 - Fixed #23: PATCH method broken on android
diff --git a/www/cookie-handler.js b/www/cookie-handler.js
index 7c90433..d394dc2 100644
--- a/www/cookie-handler.js
+++ b/www/cookie-handler.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function setCookieFromString(url, cookieStr) {
     var cookies = splitCookieString(cookieStr);
 
     for (var i = 0; i < cookies.length; ++i) {
-        cookieJar.setCookieSync(cookies[i], url);
+        cookieJar.setCookieSync(cookies[i], url, { ignoreError: true });
     }
 }