diff --git a/features/testbot/status.feature b/features/testbot/status.feature
index 8da2b155b..4c0429d13 100644
--- a/features/testbot/status.feature
+++ b/features/testbot/status.feature
@@ -46,22 +46,23 @@ Feature: Status messages
             | ab    |
 
         When I route I should get
-            | request                     | status | message                                           |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1;1,2    | 200    |                                                   |
-            | nonsense                    | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 9: "nse"   |
-            | nonsense/v1/driving/1,1;1,2 | 400    | Service nonsense not found!                       |
-            |                             | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 1: "/"     |
-            | /                           | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 1: "//"    |
-            | ?                           | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 1: "/?"    |
-            | route/v1/driving            | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 17: "ing"  |
-            | route/v1/driving/           | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 18: "ng/"  |
-            | route/v1/driving/1          | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 19       |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1        | 400    | Number of coordinates needs to be at least two.   |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1,1      | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
-            | route/v1/driving/x          | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 18       |
-            | route/v1/driving/x,y        | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 18       |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1;       | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1;1      | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 23       |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1;1,1,1  | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 25       |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1;x      | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
-            | route/v1/driving/1,1;x,y    | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
+            | request                             | status | message                                           |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1;1,2            | 200    |                                                   |
+            | route/v1/driving/-74697224,5.191564 | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 18       |
+            | nonsense                            | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 9: "nse"   |
+            | nonsense/v1/driving/1,1;1,2         | 400    | Service nonsense not found!                       |
+            |                                     | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 1: "/"     |
+            | /                                   | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 1: "//"    |
+            | ?                                   | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 1: "/?"    |
+            | route/v1/driving                    | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 17: "ing"  |
+            | route/v1/driving/                   | 400    | URL string malformed close to position 18: "ng/"  |
+            | route/v1/driving/1                  | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 19       |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1                | 400    | Number of coordinates needs to be at least two.   |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1,1              | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
+            | route/v1/driving/x                  | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 18       |
+            | route/v1/driving/x,y                | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 18       |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1;               | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1;1              | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 23       |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1;1,1,1          | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 25       |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1;x              | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
+            | route/v1/driving/1,1;x,y            | 400    | Query string malformed close to position 21       |
diff --git a/src/server/api/parameters_parser.cpp b/src/server/api/parameters_parser.cpp
index e4b201e8e..9363e4a91 100644
--- a/src/server/api/parameters_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/server/api/parameters_parser.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ boost::optional<ParameterT> parseParameters(std::string::iterator &iter,
         // iterator to the failing position. Extract the position from the exception ourselves.
         iter = failure.first;
     }
+    catch (const boost::numeric::bad_numeric_cast &e)
+    {
+        // this can happen if we get bad numeric values in the request, just handle
+        // as normal parser error
+    }
 
     return boost::none;
 }
diff --git a/unit_tests/server/parameters_parser.cpp b/unit_tests/server/parameters_parser.cpp
index 193abb5b8..38766d07d 100644
--- a/unit_tests/server/parameters_parser.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/server/parameters_parser.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ template <typename ParameterT> std::size_t testInvalidOptions(std::string option
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(invalid_route_urls)
 {
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(testInvalidOptions<RouteParameters>("a;3,4"), 0UL);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(testInvalidOptions<RouteParameters>("120;3,4"), 3UL);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(testInvalidOptions<RouteParameters>("90000000,2;3,4"), 0UL);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(testInvalidOptions<RouteParameters>("1,2;3,4?overview=false&bla=foo"), 22UL);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(testInvalidOptions<RouteParameters>("1,2;3,4?overview=false&bearings=foo"),
                       32UL);