diff --git a/src/Shapefile.jl b/src/Shapefile.jl
index b9f8c8c..b42a721 100644
--- a/src/Shapefile.jl
+++ b/src/Shapefile.jl
@@ -343,16 +343,23 @@ function Base.read(io::IO, ::Type{Handle}, index = nothing)
         Interval(mmin, mmax),
         shapes,
     )
-    num = Int32(0)
+    ii = 0
     while (!eof(io))
-        seeknext(io, num, index)
-        num = bswap(read(io, Int32))
-        rlength = bswap(read(io, Int32))
-        shapeType = read(io, Int32)
-        if shapeType === Int32(0)
+        try
+            ii = ii + 1
+            seeknext(io, ii, index)
+            num = bswap(read(io, Int32))
+            @assert num == ii
+            rlength = bswap(read(io, Int32))
+            shapeType = read(io, Int32)
+            if shapeType === Int32(0)
+                push!(shapes, missing)
+            else
+                push!(shapes, read(io, jltype))
+            end
+        catch e
+            println("An error occured when trying to read corrupt entry $(ii) in Shapefile: $e")
             push!(shapes, missing)
-        else
-            push!(shapes, read(io, jltype))
         end
     end
     file
@@ -366,7 +373,7 @@ include("plotrecipes.jl")
 seeknext(io, num, ::Nothing) = nothing
 
 function seeknext(io, num, index::IndexHandle)
-    seek(io, index.indices[num+1].offset * 2)
+    seek(io, index.indices[num].offset * 2)
 end
 
 function Handle(path::AbstractString, indexpath::AbstractString)