diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java
index 459dfb15..0eece38b 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractEfaProvider.java
@@ -3014,7 +3014,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEfaProvider extends AbstractNetworkProvider {
             return Currency.getInstance("USD");
         if (currencyStr.equals("Dirham"))
             return Currency.getInstance("AED");
-        return Currency.getInstance(currencyStr);
+        return ParserUtils.getCurrency(currencyStr);
     }
 
     private static final Pattern P_POSITION = Pattern.compile(
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasClientInterfaceProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasClientInterfaceProvider.java
index 3dc6d8f7..4ba5b0d4 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasClientInterfaceProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/AbstractHafasClientInterfaceProvider.java
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHafasClientInterfaceProvider extends AbstractHafas
                         } else if (type.equals("F")) { // fare
                             final String currencyStr = jsonFare.optString("cur");
                             if (currencyStr != null) {
-                                final Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(currencyStr);
+                                final Currency currency = ParserUtils.getCurrency(currencyStr);
                                 final float price = jsonFare.getInt("prc") / 100f;
                                 fare = new Fare(normalizeFareName(fareName), normalizeFareType(fareName), currency,
                                         price, null, null);
diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java
index 1dca916b..caa064c9 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/util/ParserUtils.java
@@ -303,4 +303,12 @@ public final class ParserUtils {
 
         return null;
     }
+
+    public static Currency getCurrency(final String code) {
+        try {
+            return Currency.getInstance(code);
+        } catch (final IllegalArgumentException x) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("unknown ISO 4217 code: " + code);
+        }
+    }
 }