diff --git a/src/main/java/com/braintreegateway/graphql/types/CustomerRecommendationsPayload.java b/src/main/java/com/braintreegateway/graphql/types/CustomerRecommendationsPayload.java
index e19a2db5..26ed50e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/braintreegateway/graphql/types/CustomerRecommendationsPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/braintreegateway/graphql/types/CustomerRecommendationsPayload.java
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import com.braintreegateway.exceptions.ServerException;
 
@@ -15,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 @Experimental("This class is experimental and may change in future releases.")
 public class CustomerRecommendationsPayload {
+  private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger("Braintree");
+
   private final String sessionId;
   private final boolean isInPayPalNetwork;
   private final CustomerRecommendations recommendations;
@@ -44,13 +49,8 @@ private static CustomerRecommendations extractRecommendations(Map<String, Object
             getValue(response, "generateCustomerRecommendations.paymentRecommendations");
     
         List<PaymentRecommendation> paymentRecommendationList = paymentRecommendations.stream()
-            .map(recommendationObj -> {
-                Integer recommendedPriority = getValue(recommendationObj, "recommendedPriority");
-                String paymentOptionString = getValue(recommendationObj, "paymentOption");
-                RecommendedPaymentOption paymentOption = RecommendedPaymentOption
-                    .valueOf(paymentOptionString);
-                return new PaymentRecommendation(paymentOption, recommendedPriority);
-            })
+            .map(CustomerRecommendationsPayload::parsePaymentRecommendation)
+        .filter(Objects::nonNull)
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
     
         return new CustomerRecommendations(paymentRecommendationList);
@@ -59,6 +59,35 @@ private static CustomerRecommendations extractRecommendations(Map<String, Object
     }
   }
 
+  private static PaymentRecommendation parsePaymentRecommendation(Map<String, Object> recommendationObj) {
+    if (recommendationObj == null || !recommendationObj.containsKey("paymentOption")) {
+      LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Skipping payment recommendation with missing payment option");
+      return null;
+    }
+    RecommendedPaymentOption paymentOption = parsePaymentOption(getValue(recommendationObj, "paymentOption"));
+    if (paymentOption == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    Integer recommendedPriority = recommendationObj.containsKey("recommendedPriority")
+        ? (Integer) recommendationObj.get("recommendedPriority")
+        : null;
+    return new PaymentRecommendation(paymentOption, recommendedPriority);
+  }
+
+  private static RecommendedPaymentOption parsePaymentOption(String paymentOptionString) {
+    if (paymentOptionString == null || paymentOptionString.trim().isEmpty()) {
+      LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Skipping payment recommendation with missing payment option");
+      return null;
+    }
+    try {
+      return RecommendedPaymentOption.valueOf(paymentOptionString.trim());
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+      LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING,
+          "Skipping unknown payment recommendation option: " + paymentOptionString);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   private static <T> T getValue(Map<String, Object> response, String key) {
       Map<String, Object> map = response;
       String[] keyParts = key.split("\\.");