diff --git a/src/Contact/Avatar.php b/src/Contact/Avatar.php
index e039a52799..4843e5d37c 100644
--- a/src/Contact/Avatar.php
+++ b/src/Contact/Avatar.php
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ class Avatar
 			return $fields;
 		}
 
-		$fetchResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($avatar, 0, [HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => [HttpClientAccept::IMAGE]]);
+		try {
+			$fetchResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($avatar, 0, [HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => [HttpClientAccept::IMAGE]]);
+		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+			Logger::notice('Avatar is invalid', ['avatar' => $avatar, 'error' => $th]);
+			return $fields;
+		}
 
 		$img_str = $fetchResult->getBody();
 		if (empty($img_str)) {
diff --git a/src/Core/Storage/Type/ExternalResource.php b/src/Core/Storage/Type/ExternalResource.php
index 055db0deaa..54d47e5bf4 100644
--- a/src/Core/Storage/Type/ExternalResource.php
+++ b/src/Core/Storage/Type/ExternalResource.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class ExternalResource implements ICanReadFromStorage
 		try {
 			$fetchResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($data->url, $data->uid, [HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => [HttpClientAccept::IMAGE]]);
 		} catch (Exception $exception) {
+			Logger::notice('URL is invalid', ['url' => $data->url, 'error' => $exception]);
 			throw new ReferenceStorageException(sprintf('External resource failed to get %s', $reference), $exception->getCode(), $exception);
 		}
 		if (!empty($fetchResult) && $fetchResult->isSuccess()) {
diff --git a/src/Model/APContact.php b/src/Model/APContact.php
index 215d7e317d..a429a7a5d4 100644
--- a/src/Model/APContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/APContact.php
@@ -189,17 +189,22 @@ class APContact
 		if (empty($data)) {
 			$local_owner = [];
 
-			$curlResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($url);
-			$failed = empty($curlResult) || empty($curlResult->getBody()) ||
-				(!$curlResult->isSuccess() && ($curlResult->getReturnCode() != 410));
+			try {
+				$curlResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($url);
+				$failed = empty($curlResult) || empty($curlResult->getBody()) ||
+					(!$curlResult->isSuccess() && ($curlResult->getReturnCode() != 410));
+	
+				if (!$failed) {
+					$data = json_decode($curlResult->getBody(), true);
+					$failed = empty($data) || !is_array($data);
+				}
 
-			if (!$failed) {
-				$data = json_decode($curlResult->getBody(), true);
-				$failed = empty($data) || !is_array($data);
-			}
-
-			if (!$failed && ($curlResult->getReturnCode() == 410)) {
-				$data = ['@context' => ActivityPub::CONTEXT, 'id' => $url, 'type' => 'Tombstone'];
+				if (!$failed && ($curlResult->getReturnCode() == 410)) {
+					$data = ['@context' => ActivityPub::CONTEXT, 'id' => $url, 'type' => 'Tombstone'];
+				}
+			} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+				Logger::notice('Error fetching url', ['url' => $url, 'error' => $th]);
+				$failed = true;
 			}
 
 			if ($failed) {
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 571253f425..64509b5d22 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -2216,16 +2216,21 @@ class Contact
 			if (($contact['avatar'] != $avatar) || empty($contact['blurhash'])) {
 				$update_fields = ['avatar' => $avatar];
 				if (!Network::isLocalLink($avatar)) {
-					$fetchResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($avatar, 0, [HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => [HttpClientAccept::IMAGE]]);
+					try {
+						$fetchResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($avatar, 0, [HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => [HttpClientAccept::IMAGE]]);
 
-					$img_str = $fetchResult->getBody();
-					if (!empty($img_str)) {
-						$image = new Image($img_str, Images::getMimeTypeByData($img_str));
-						if ($image->isValid()) {
-							$update_fields['blurhash'] = $image->getBlurHash();
-						} else {
-							return;
+						$img_str = $fetchResult->getBody();
+						if (!empty($img_str)) {
+							$image = new Image($img_str, Images::getMimeTypeByData($img_str));
+							if ($image->isValid()) {
+								$update_fields['blurhash'] = $image->getBlurHash();
+							} else {
+								return;
+							}
 						}
+					} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+						Logger::notice('Error fetching avatar', ['avatar' => $avatar, 'error' => $th]);
+						return;
 					}
 				} elseif (!empty($contact['blurhash'])) {
 					$update_fields['blurhash'] = null;
diff --git a/src/Model/Post/Link.php b/src/Model/Post/Link.php
index 343ad815c3..4ac8173799 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post/Link.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post/Link.php
@@ -125,8 +125,13 @@ class Link
 	{
 		$timeout = DI::config()->get('system', 'xrd_timeout');
 
-		$curlResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($url, 0, [HttpClientOptions::TIMEOUT => $timeout, HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => $accept]);
-		if (empty($curlResult) || !$curlResult->isSuccess()) {
+		try {
+			$curlResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($url, 0, [HttpClientOptions::TIMEOUT => $timeout, HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => $accept]);
+			if (empty($curlResult) || !$curlResult->isSuccess()) {
+				return [];
+			}
+		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+			Logger::notice('Error fetching url', ['url' => $url, 'error' => $th]);
 			return [];
 		}
 		$fields = ['mimetype' => $curlResult->getHeader('Content-Type')[0]];
diff --git a/src/Module/Proxy.php b/src/Module/Proxy.php
index ab129a82c9..3f1e4b2b80 100644
--- a/src/Module/Proxy.php
+++ b/src/Module/Proxy.php
@@ -83,13 +83,18 @@ class Proxy extends BaseModule
 		$request['url'] = str_replace(' ', '+', $request['url']);
 
 		// Fetch the content with the local user
-		$fetchResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($request['url'], DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), [HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => [HttpClientAccept::IMAGE], 'timeout' => 10]);
-		$img_str = $fetchResult->getBody();
+		try {
+			$fetchResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($request['url'], DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), [HttpClientOptions::ACCEPT_CONTENT => [HttpClientAccept::IMAGE], 'timeout' => 10]);
+			$img_str = $fetchResult->getBody();
 
-		if (!$fetchResult->isSuccess() || empty($img_str)) {
-			Logger::notice('Error fetching image', ['image' => $request['url'], 'return' => $fetchResult->getReturnCode(), 'empty' => empty($img_str)]);
+			if (!$fetchResult->isSuccess() || empty($img_str)) {
+				Logger::notice('Error fetching image', ['image' => $request['url'], 'return' => $fetchResult->getReturnCode(), 'empty' => empty($img_str)]);
+				self::responseError();
+				// stop.
+			}
+		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+			Logger::notice('Error fetching image', ['image' => $request['url'], 'error' => $th]);
 			self::responseError();
-			// stop.
 		}
 
 		Logger::debug('Got picture', ['Content-Type' => $fetchResult->getHeader('Content-Type'), 'uid' => DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'image' => $request['url']]);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
index 11267cfaf5..20736504ef 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Processor.php
@@ -570,7 +570,12 @@ class Processor
 	 */
 	public static function isActivityGone(string $url): bool
 	{
-		$curlResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($url, 0);
+		try {
+			$curlResult = HTTPSignature::fetchRaw($url, 0);
+		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+			Logger::notice('Error fetching url', ['url' => $url, 'error' => $th]);
+			return true;
+		}
 
 		if (Network::isUrlBlocked($url)) {
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php b/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php
index f082fe32f7..fe623f2968 100644
--- a/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php
+++ b/src/Util/HTTPSignature.php
@@ -422,7 +422,12 @@ class HTTPSignature
 	 */
 	public static function fetch(string $request, int $uid): array
 	{
-		$curlResult = self::fetchRaw($request, $uid);
+		try {
+			$curlResult = self::fetchRaw($request, $uid);
+		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+			Logger::notice('Error fetching url', ['url' => $request, 'error' => $th]);
+			return [];
+		}
 
 		if (empty($curlResult)) {
 			return [];