diff --git a/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php b/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php
index 1c9415b5..eb8d1766 100644
--- a/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php
+++ b/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class API extends APIFactory
         return $this->{$name};
     }
 
-    public function &__set($name, $value)
+    public function __set($name, $value)
     {
         if ($name === 'settings') {
             return $this->API->__construct($value);
diff --git a/src/danog/MadelineProto/Serialization.php b/src/danog/MadelineProto/Serialization.php
index b501a315..4b23ce7e 100644
--- a/src/danog/MadelineProto/Serialization.php
+++ b/src/danog/MadelineProto/Serialization.php
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class Serialization
                 $unserialized = \danog\Serialization::unserialize($unserialized);
             } catch (Exception $e) {
                 $unserialized = \danog\Serialization::unserialize($unserialized);
+            } catch (\Error $e) {
+                $unserialized = \danog\Serialization::unserialize($unserialized);
             }
         } else {
             throw new Exception('File does not exist');