diff --git a/app/src/app.service.ts b/app/src/app.service.ts
index eb7a29f..f1ccff9 100644
--- a/app/src/app.service.ts
+++ b/app/src/app.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Injectable, Logger, UseFilters } from '@nestjs/common';
 import {
   ConnectedSocket,
   OnGatewayConnection,
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { PlayerService } from './players/player.service';
 import { GameService } from 'src/games/game.service';
 import { Socket } from 'socket.io';
 import { ClientEvent, CreateLobbyEvent, JoinLobbyEvent } from 'interface';
+import { WsExceptionFilter } from './websocket-exception-filter';
+import { PlayerNotFoundException } from './exceptions';
 
 @WebSocketGateway({ cors: true })
 @Injectable()
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ export class AppService implements OnGatewayConnection {
     this.playerService.createPlayer(client.id);
   }
 
+  @UseFilters(new WsExceptionFilter([PlayerNotFoundException]))
   @SubscribeMessage(ClientEvent.CREATE_LOBBY)
   handleCreateLobby(
     @ConnectedSocket() client: Socket,
diff --git a/app/src/exceptions.ts b/app/src/exceptions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fb2095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/exceptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { WsException } from '@nestjs/websockets';
+import { ErrorCode } from 'interface';
+
+export abstract class WebSocketException extends WsException {
+  public readonly errorCode: ErrorCode;
+
+  constructor(message: string, errorCode: ErrorCode) {
+    super(message);
+    this.errorCode = errorCode;
+  }
+}
+
+export class PlayerNotFoundException extends WebSocketException {
+  constructor(playerId: string) {
+    super(
+      'Unable to find player from ID: ' + playerId,
+      ErrorCode.PLAYER_NOT_FOUND,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export class GameNotFoundException extends WebSocketException {
+  constructor(gameId: string) {
+    super(
+      'Unable to find game from ID: ' + gameId,
+      ErrorCode.GAME_NOT_FOUND,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/players/player.service.ts b/app/src/players/player.service.ts
index 46cf383..5aa1594 100644
--- a/app/src/players/player.service.ts
+++ b/app/src/players/player.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Player } from './player';
+import { PlayerNotFoundException } from 'src/exceptions';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class PlayerService {
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ export class PlayerService {
 
   getPlayer(socketId: string) {
     this.logger.log(this.players.get(socketId).userName);
+    const player = this.players.get(socketId);
+    if (!player) {
+      throw new PlayerNotFoundException(socketId);
+    }
     return this.players.get(socketId);
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/websocket-exception-filter.ts b/app/src/websocket-exception-filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1535d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/websocket-exception-filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { ArgumentsHost, Catch, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { BaseWsExceptionFilter } from '@nestjs/websockets';
+import { GameNotFoundException, PlayerNotFoundException, WebSocketException } from './exceptions';
+import { Socket } from 'socket.io';
+import { ClientEvent } from 'interface';
+import { emitCreateLobbyError } from 'interface';
+
+@Catch(PlayerNotFoundException, GameNotFoundException)
+export class WsExceptionFilter extends BaseWsExceptionFilter<WebSocketException> {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(BaseWsExceptionFilter.name);
+  private readonly caughtExceptions: (typeof WebSocketException)[];
+
+  constructor(caughtExceptions: (typeof WebSocketException)[]) {
+    super();
+    this.caughtExceptions = caughtExceptions;
+  }
+
+  catch(exception: WebSocketException, host: ArgumentsHost) {
+    const socket = host.switchToWs().getClient() as Socket;
+    const method = host.switchToWs().getPattern();
+    const data: object = host.switchToWs().getData();
+    this.logger.log(
+      `Caught exception: ${exception} 
+            for request to ${method} 
+            from client ${socket.id} 
+            with input ${data}`,
+    );
+
+    if (
+      !this.caughtExceptions.find(
+        (caughtException) => exception instanceof caughtException,
+      )
+    ) {
+        this.logger.fatal("Uncaught exception", exception)
+        super.catch(exception, host);
+    }
+
+    switch (method) {
+      case ClientEvent.CREATE_LOBBY:
+        emitCreateLobbyError(socket, { error: exception.errorCode });
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/interface/index.ts b/interface/index.ts
index 11effb9..9b19a04 100644
--- a/interface/index.ts
+++ b/interface/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from "./constants/TrackType";
+export * from "./server-events/CreateLobbyError";
 export * from "./server-events/ServerError";
 export * from "./server-events/ServerEvent";
 export * from "./server-events/UpdateLobbyEvent";
diff --git a/interface/server-events/CreateLobbyError.ts b/interface/server-events/CreateLobbyError.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d488e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/server-events/CreateLobbyError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { Socket as ServerSocket } from "socket.io";
+import { Socket as ClientSocket } from "socket.io-client";
+import { ErrorCode, ServerError } from "./ServerError";
+
+export type CreateLobbyError = {
+  error: ErrorCode.PLAYER_NOT_FOUND | ErrorCode.GAME_NOT_FOUND;
+};
+
+export const emitCreateLobbyError = (
+  socket: ServerSocket,
+  payload: CreateLobbyError,
+) => {
+  socket.emit(ServerError.CREATE_LOBBY_ERROR, payload);
+};
+
+export const attachHandlerToCreateLobbyError = (
+  socket: ClientSocket,
+  handler: (payload: CreateLobbyError) => void,
+): (() => void) => {
+  socket.on(ServerError.CREATE_LOBBY_ERROR, handler);
+  return () => socket.off(ServerError.CREATE_LOBBY_ERROR);
+};
diff --git a/interface/server-events/ServerError.ts b/interface/server-events/ServerError.ts
index 12c0b96..adb14fd 100644
--- a/interface/server-events/ServerError.ts
+++ b/interface/server-events/ServerError.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ export enum ServerError {
   CREATE_LOBBY_ERROR = "create-lobby-error",
   JOIN_LOBBY_ERROR = "join-lobby-error",
 }
+
+export enum ErrorCode {
+  PLAYER_NOT_FOUND = "player-not-found",
+  GAME_NOT_FOUND = "game-not-found",
+}
diff --git a/web/src/index.tsx b/web/src/index.tsx
index 74b954e..1c80ced 100644
--- a/web/src/index.tsx
+++ b/web/src/index.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(
   document.getElementById("root") as HTMLElement,
 );
 const socket = io("http://localhost:3010");
+socket.on("exception", console.log);
 root.render(
   <React.StrictMode>
     <App socket={socket} />