diff --git a/src/Model/Post/Media.php b/src/Model/Post/Media.php
index 3cf0ce0e7d..ed36d219c3 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post/Media.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post/Media.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Model\Post;
 use Friendica\Content\PageInfo;
 use Friendica\Content\Text\BBCode;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\DI;
@@ -255,16 +256,21 @@ class Media
 
 	private static function isFederatedServer(string $url): bool
 	{
-		$baseurl = Network::getBaseUrl(new Uri($url));
-		if (empty($baseurl)) {
+		try {
+			$baseurl = Network::getBaseUrl(new Uri($url));
+			if (empty($baseurl)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (Strings::compareLink($baseurl, ATProtocol::WEB)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			return DBA::exists('gserver', ['nurl' => Strings::normaliseLink($baseurl), 'network' => Protocol::FEDERATED]);
+		} catch(\Throwable $e) {
+			DI::logger()->notice('Invalid URL provided', ['url' => $url, 'exception' => $e, 'callstack' => System::callstack(10)]);
 			return false;
 		}
-
-		if (Strings::compareLink($baseurl, ATProtocol::WEB)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		return DBA::exists('gserver', ['nurl' => Strings::normaliseLink($baseurl), 'network' => Protocol::FEDERATED]);
 	}
 
 	private static function addPreviewData(array $media): array