diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/libraries/deviceanddriverdeprecationdataload.py b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/libraries/deviceanddriverdeprecationdataload.py
index f422c2c3b9..d4065a7232 100644
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/libraries/deviceanddriverdeprecationdataload.py
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/libraries/deviceanddriverdeprecationdataload.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+from leapp.exceptions import StopActorExecutionError
 from leapp.libraries.common import fetch
+from leapp.libraries.common.rpms import get_leapp_packages, LeappComponents
 from leapp.libraries.stdlib import api
 from leapp.models import DeviceDriverDeprecationData, DeviceDriverDeprecationEntry
+from leapp.models.fields import ModelViolationError
 
 
 def process():
@@ -22,12 +25,29 @@ def process():
                                              docs_url='',
                                              docs_title='')
 
-    api.produce(
-        DeviceDriverDeprecationData(
-            entries=[
-                DeviceDriverDeprecationEntry(**entry)
-                for entry in deprecation_data['data']
-                if entry.get('device_type') in supported_device_types
-            ]
+    try:
+        api.produce(
+            DeviceDriverDeprecationData(
+                entries=[
+                    DeviceDriverDeprecationEntry(**entry)
+                    for entry in deprecation_data['data']
+                    if entry.get('device_type') in supported_device_types
+                ]
+            )
         )
-    )
+    except (ModelViolationError, ValueError, KeyError, AttributeError, TypeError) as err:
+        # All listed errors, we expect this to happen only when data is malformed
+        # or manually updated. Corrupted data in the upstream is discovered
+        # prior the merge thanks to the testing. So suggest just the restoration
+        # of the file.
+        msg = 'Invalid device and driver deprecation data: {}'.format(err)
+        hint = (
+            'This issue is usually caused by manual update of the {lp} file.'
+            ' The data inside is either incorrect or old. To restore the original'
+            ' {lp} file, remove it and reinstall the following packages: {rpms}'
+            .format(
+                lp='/etc/leapp/file/device_driver_deprecation_data.json',
+                rpms=', '.join(get_leapp_packages(component=LeappComponents.REPOSITORY))
+            )
+        )
+        raise StopActorExecutionError(msg, details={'hint': hint})
diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/tests/test_ddddload.py b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/tests/test_ddddload.py
index 69bcd09cfb..c3386745ae 100644
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/tests/test_ddddload.py
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/loaddevicedriverdeprecationdata/tests/test_ddddload.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import pytest
+
+from leapp.exceptions import StopActorExecutionError
 from leapp.libraries.actor import deviceanddriverdeprecationdataload as ddddload
 from leapp.libraries.common import fetch
+from leapp.libraries.common.testutils import CurrentActorMocked
 
 TEST_DATA = {
     'data': [
@@ -57,3 +61,27 @@ def load_data_asset_mock(*args, **kwargs):
     assert produced
     assert len(produced[0].entries) == 3
     assert not any([e.device_type == 'unsupported' for e in produced[0].entries])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('data', (
+    {},
+    {'foo': 'bar'},
+    {'data': 1, 'foo': 'bar'},
+    {'data': 'string', 'foo': 'bar'},
+    {'data': {'foo': 1}, 'bar': 2},
+    {'data': {'foo': 1, 'device_type': None}},
+    {'data': {'foo': 1, 'device_type': 'cpu'}},
+    {'data': {'driver_name': ['foo'], 'device_type': 'cpu'}},
+))
+def test_invalid_dddd_data(monkeypatch, data):
+    produced = []
+
+    def load_data_asset_mock(*args, **kwargs):
+        return data
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(fetch, 'load_data_asset', load_data_asset_mock)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ddddload.api, 'current_actor', CurrentActorMocked())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ddddload.api, 'produce', lambda *v: produced.extend(v))
+    with pytest.raises(StopActorExecutionError):
+        ddddload.process()
+    assert not produced