diff --git a/modular/sortable.core.esm.js b/modular/sortable.core.esm.js
index 8b5e49b011713c8859c669069fbe85ce53974e1d..6a0afc92787157b8a31c38cc5f67dfa526090a00 100644
--- a/modular/sortable.core.esm.js
+++ b/modular/sortable.core.esm.js
@@ -1781,11 +1781,16 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */{
         }
         if (_onMove(rootEl, el, dragEl, dragRect, target, targetRect, evt, !!target) !== false) {
           capture();
-          if (elLastChild && elLastChild.nextSibling) {
-            // the last draggable element is not the last node
-            el.insertBefore(dragEl, elLastChild.nextSibling);
-          } else {
-            el.appendChild(dragEl);
+          try {
+            if (elLastChild && elLastChild.nextSibling) {
+              // the last draggable element is not the last node
+              el.insertBefore(dragEl, elLastChild.nextSibling);
+            } else {
+              el.appendChild(dragEl);
+            }
+          }
+          catch(err) {
+            return completed(false);
           }
           parentEl = el; // actualization
 
@@ -1802,7 +1807,12 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */{
         targetRect = getRect(target);
         if (_onMove(rootEl, el, dragEl, dragRect, target, targetRect, evt, false) !== false) {
           capture();
-          el.insertBefore(dragEl, firstChild);
+          try {
+            el.insertBefore(dragEl, firstChild);
+          }
+          catch(err) {
+            return completed(false);
+          }
           parentEl = el; // actualization
 
           changed();
@@ -1849,10 +1859,15 @@ Sortable.prototype = /** @lends Sortable.prototype */{
           _silent = true;
           setTimeout(_unsilent, 30);
           capture();
-          if (after && !nextSibling) {
-            el.appendChild(dragEl);
-          } else {
-            target.parentNode.insertBefore(dragEl, after ? nextSibling : target);
+          try {
+            if (after && !nextSibling) {
+              el.appendChild(dragEl);
+            } else {
+              target.parentNode.insertBefore(dragEl, after ? nextSibling : target);
+            }
+          }
+          catch(err) {
+            return completed(false);
           }
 
           // Undo chrome's scroll adjustment (has no effect on other browsers)