diff --git a/perfdata/list.go b/perfdata/list.go
index cca58a0..05ebb05 100644
--- a/perfdata/list.go
+++ b/perfdata/list.go
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ func (l PerfdataList) String() string {
 	var out strings.Builder
 
 	for _, p := range l {
-		out.WriteString(" ")
-		out.WriteString(p.String())
+		pfDataString, err := p.ValidatedString()
+
+		// Ignore perfdata points which fail to format
+		if err == nil {
+			out.WriteString(" ")
+			out.WriteString(pfDataString)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return strings.Trim(out.String(), " ")
diff --git a/perfdata/type.go b/perfdata/type.go
index e5f2563..4814208 100644
--- a/perfdata/type.go
+++ b/perfdata/type.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package perfdata
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/NETWAYS/go-check"
@@ -13,16 +15,36 @@ var replacer = strings.NewReplacer("=", "_", "`", "_", "'", "_", "\"", "_")
 // formatNumeric returns a string representation of various possible numerics
 //
 // This supports most internal types of Go and all fmt.Stringer interfaces.
-func formatNumeric(value interface{}) string {
+// Returns an eror in some known cases where the value of a data type does not
+// represent a valid measurement, e.g INF for floats
+// This error can probably ignored in most cases and the perfdata point omitted,
+// but silently dropping the value and returning the empty strings seems like bad style
+func formatNumeric(value interface{}) (string, error) {
 	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case float64:
-		return check.FormatFloat(v)
+		if math.IsInf(v, 0) {
+			return "", errors.New("Perfdata value is inifinite")
+		}
+
+		if math.IsNaN(v) {
+			return "", errors.New("Perfdata value is inifinite")
+		}
+
+		return check.FormatFloat(v), nil
 	case float32:
-		return check.FormatFloat(float64(v))
+		if math.IsInf(float64(v), 0) {
+			return "", errors.New("Perfdata value is inifinite")
+		}
+
+		if math.IsNaN(float64(v)) {
+			return "", errors.New("Perfdata value is inifinite")
+		}
+
+		return check.FormatFloat(float64(v)), nil
 	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64, uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", v)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d", v), nil
 	case fmt.Stringer, string:
-		return fmt.Sprint(v)
+		return fmt.Sprint(v), nil
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported type for perfdata: %T", value))
 	}
@@ -51,7 +73,17 @@ type Perfdata struct {
 }
 
 // String returns the proper format for the plugin output
+// on errors (occurs with invalid data, the empty string is returned
 func (p Perfdata) String() string {
+	tmp, _ := p.ValidatedString()
+	return tmp
+}
+
+// ValidatedString returns the proper format for the plugin output
+// Returns an eror in some known cases where the value of a data type does not
+// represent a valid measurement, see the explanation for "formatNumeric" for
+// perfdata values.
+func (p Perfdata) ValidatedString() (string, error) {
 	var sb strings.Builder
 
 	// Add quotes if string contains any whitespace
@@ -61,7 +93,12 @@ func (p Perfdata) String() string {
 		sb.WriteString(replacer.Replace(p.Label) + "=")
 	}
 
-	sb.WriteString(formatNumeric(p.Value))
+	pfVal, err := formatNumeric(p.Value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	sb.WriteString(pfVal)
 	sb.WriteString(p.Uom)
 
 	// Thresholds
@@ -78,9 +115,13 @@ func (p Perfdata) String() string {
 		sb.WriteString(";")
 
 		if value != nil {
-			sb.WriteString(formatNumeric(value))
+			pfVal, err := formatNumeric(value)
+			// Attention: we ignore limits if they are faulty
+			if err == nil {
+				sb.WriteString(pfVal)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return strings.TrimRight(sb.String(), ";")
+	return strings.TrimRight(sb.String(), ";"), nil
 }
diff --git a/perfdata/type_test.go b/perfdata/type_test.go
index 17dbe7d..6168df3 100644
--- a/perfdata/type_test.go
+++ b/perfdata/type_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package perfdata
 
 import (
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/NETWAYS/go-check"
@@ -71,19 +72,75 @@ func TestRenderPerfdata(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	testcasesWithErrors := map[string]struct {
+		perf     Perfdata
+		expected string
+	}{
+		"invalid-value": {
+			perf: Perfdata{
+				Label: "to infinity",
+				Value: math.Inf(+1),
+			},
+			expected: "",
+		},
+	}
+
 	for name, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, tc.perf.String())
+			pfVal, err := tc.perf.ValidatedString()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, pfVal)
+		})
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range testcasesWithErrors {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			pfVal, err := tc.perf.ValidatedString()
+			assert.Error(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, pfVal)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+type pfFormatTest struct {
+	Result     string
+	InputValue interface{}
+}
+
 func TestFormatNumeric(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Equal(t, "10", formatNumeric(10))
-	assert.Equal(t, "-10", formatNumeric(-10))
-	assert.Equal(t, "10", formatNumeric(uint8(10)))
-	assert.Equal(t, "1234.567", formatNumeric(1234.567))
-	assert.Equal(t, "1234.567", formatNumeric(float32(1234.567)))
-	assert.Equal(t, "1234.567", formatNumeric("1234.567"))
-	assert.Equal(t, "1234567890.988", formatNumeric(1234567890.9877))
+	testdata := []pfFormatTest{
+		{
+			Result:     "10",
+			InputValue: 10,
+		},
+		{
+			Result:     "-10",
+			InputValue: -10,
+		},
+		{
+			Result:     "10",
+			InputValue: uint8(10),
+		},
+		{
+			Result:     "1234.567",
+			InputValue: 1234.567,
+		},
+		{
+			Result:     "1234.567",
+			InputValue: float32(1234.567),
+		},
+		{Result: "1234.567",
+			InputValue: "1234.567",
+		},
+		{
+			Result:     "1234567890.988",
+			InputValue: 1234567890.9877,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, val := range testdata {
+		formatted, err := formatNumeric(val.InputValue)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, val.Result, formatted)
+	}
 }