diff --git a/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/TiffModule.java b/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/TiffModule.java
index a466a4c88..f44e99020 100644
--- a/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/TiffModule.java
+++ b/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/TiffModule.java
@@ -1178,7 +1178,13 @@ protected List<IFD> parseIFDs(long offset, RepInfo info,
             if ((next & 1) != 0) {
                 String mess = MessageFormat.format(MessageConstants.TIFF_HUL_59.getMessage(), next);
                 JhoveMessage message = JhoveMessages.getMessageInstance(MessageConstants.TIFF_HUL_59.getId(), mess);
-                throw new TiffException(message);
+
+                if (_byteOffsetIsValid) {
+                    info.setMessage(new InfoMessage(message));
+                } else {
+                    info.setMessage(new ErrorMessage(message));
+                    info.setWellFormed(false);
+                }
             }
             if (list.size() > 50) {
                 throw new TiffException(MessageConstants.TIFF_HUL_60);
diff --git a/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/tiff/IFD.java b/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/tiff/IFD.java
index 1b37b212e..7d7f54fd0 100644
--- a/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/tiff/IFD.java
+++ b/jhove-modules/tiff-hul/src/main/java/edu/harvard/hul/ois/jhove/module/tiff/IFD.java
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ public long parse(boolean byteOffsetIsValid)
 				_info.setMessage(new InfoMessage(message, _offset + 10 + 12*i));
 			    }
 			    else {
-				throw new TiffException(message,_offset + 10 + 12*i);
+			        _info.setMessage(new ErrorMessage(message, _offset + 10 + 12*i));
+			        _info.setWellFormed(false);
 			    }
                         }
                     }