diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index 65b1481b..907ccf04 100644
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -763,20 +763,24 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):  # type: ignore # See below
                 self.state[event_type] = payload
 
             elif event_type == 'EngineerProgress':
-                engineers = self.state['Engineers']
-                if 'Engineers' in entry:  # Startup summary
-                    self.state['Engineers'] = {
-                        e['Engineer']: ((e['Rank'], e.get('RankProgress', 0)) if 'Rank' in e else e['Progress'])
-                        for e in entry['Engineers']
-                    }
+                # Sanity check - at least once the 'Engineer' (name) was missing from this in early
+                # Odyssey 4.0.0.100.  Might only have been a server issue causing incomplete data.
 
-                else:  # Promotion
-                    engineer = entry['Engineer']
-                    if 'Rank' in entry:
-                        engineers[engineer] = (entry['Rank'], entry.get('RankProgress', 0))
+                if self.event_valid_engineerprogress(entry):
+                    engineers = self.state['Engineers']
+                    if 'Engineers' in entry:  # Startup summary
+                        self.state['Engineers'] = {
+                            e['Engineer']: ((e['Rank'], e.get('RankProgress', 0)) if 'Rank' in e else e['Progress'])
+                            for e in entry['Engineers']
+                        }
 
-                    else:
-                        engineers[engineer] = entry['Progress']
+                    else:  # Promotion
+                        engineer = entry['Engineer']
+                        if 'Rank' in entry:
+                            engineers[engineer] = (entry['Rank'], entry.get('RankProgress', 0))
+
+                        else:
+                            engineers[engineer] = entry['Progress']
 
             elif event_type == 'Cargo' and entry.get('Vessel') == 'Ship':
                 self.state['Cargo'] = defaultdict(int)
@@ -1632,6 +1636,59 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):  # type: ignore # See below
             logger.debug(f'Invalid journal entry:\n{line!r}\n', exc_info=ex)
             return {'event': None}
 
+    # TODO: *This* will need refactoring and a proper validation infrastructure
+    #       designed for this in the future.  This is a bandaid for a known issue.
+    def event_valid_engineerprogress(self, entry) -> bool:  # noqa: CCR001 C901
+        """
+        Check an `EngineerProgress` Journal event for validity.
+
+        :param entry: Journal event dict
+        :return: True if passes validation, else False.
+        """
+        # The event should have at least one of thes
+        if 'Engineers' not in entry and 'Progress' not in entry:
+            logger.warning(f"EngineerProgress has neither 'Engineers' nor 'Progress': {entry=}")
+            return False
+
+        # But not both of them
+        if 'Engineers' in entry and 'Progress' in entry:
+            logger.warning(f"EngineerProgress has BOTH 'Engineers' and 'Progress': {entry=}")
+            return False
+
+        if 'Engineers' in entry:
+            # 'Engineers' version should have a list as value
+            if not isinstance(entry['Engineers'], list):
+                logger.warning(f"EngineerProgress 'Engineers' is not a list: {entry=}")
+                return False
+
+            # It should have at least one entry?  This might still be valid ?
+            if len(entry['Engineers']) < 1:
+                logger.warning(f"EngineerProgress 'Engineers' list is empty ?: {entry=}")
+                # TODO: As this might be valid, we might want to only log
+                return False
+
+            # And that list should have all of these keys
+            for e in entry['Engineers']:
+                for f in ('Engineer', 'EngineerID', 'Rank', 'Progress', 'RankProgress'):
+                    if f not in e:
+                        # For some Progress there's no Rank/RankProgress yet
+                        if f in ('Rank', 'RankProgress'):
+                            if (progress := e.get('Progress', None)) is not None:
+                                if progress in ('Invited', 'Known'):
+                                    continue
+
+                        logger.warning(f"Engineer entry without '{f}' key: {e=} in {entry=}")
+                        return False
+
+        if 'Progress' in entry:
+            for e in entry['Engineers']:
+                for f in ('Engineer', 'EngineerID', 'Rank', 'Progress', 'RankProgress'):
+                    if f not in e:
+                        logger.warning(f"Engineer entry without '{f}' key: {e=} in {entry=}")
+                        return False
+
+        return True
+
     def suit_loadout_id_from_loadoutid(self, journal_loadoutid: int) -> int:
         """
         Determine the CAPI-oriented numeric slot id for a Suit Loadout.
diff --git a/plugins/inara.py b/plugins/inara.py
index e3fe6a4f..5e08cf74 100644
--- a/plugins/inara.py
+++ b/plugins/inara.py
@@ -449,14 +449,17 @@ def journal_entry(  # noqa: C901, CCR001
                     )
 
                 # Update location
-                new_add_event(
-                    'setCommanderTravelLocation',
-                    entry['timestamp'],
-                    OrderedDict([
-                        ('starsystemName', system),
-                        ('stationName', station),		# Can be None
-                    ])
-                )
+                # Might not be available if this event is a 'StartUp' and we're replaying
+                # a log.
+                if system:
+                    new_add_event(
+                        'setCommanderTravelLocation',
+                        entry['timestamp'],
+                        OrderedDict([
+                            ('starsystemName', system),
+                            ('stationName', station),  # Can be None
+                        ])
+                    )
 
                 # Update ship
                 if state['ShipID']:  # Unknown if started in Fighter or SRV