diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
index 22bcd25f..860838d1 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
@@ -782,9 +782,18 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
         this.blockPersonChoices.passedElement.element.addEventListener(
           "search",
           debounce(async (e: any) => {
-            let persons = (await fetchUsers(e.detail.value)).users;
-            let choices = persons.map(pvs => personToChoice(pvs));
-            this.blockPersonChoices.setChoices(choices, "value", "label", true);
+            try {
+              let persons = (await fetchUsers(e.detail.value)).users;
+              let choices = persons.map(pvs => personToChoice(pvs));
+              this.blockPersonChoices.setChoices(
+                choices,
+                "value",
+                "label",
+                true
+              );
+            } catch (err) {
+              console.log(err);
+            }
           }, 400),
           false
         );
@@ -807,15 +816,19 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
         this.blockCommunityChoices.passedElement.element.addEventListener(
           "search",
           debounce(async (e: any) => {
-            let communities = (await fetchCommunities(e.detail.value))
-              .communities;
-            let choices = communities.map(cv => communityToChoice(cv));
-            this.blockCommunityChoices.setChoices(
-              choices,
-              "value",
-              "label",
-              true
-            );
+            try {
+              let communities = (await fetchCommunities(e.detail.value))
+                .communities;
+              let choices = communities.map(cv => communityToChoice(cv));
+              this.blockCommunityChoices.setChoices(
+                choices,
+                "value",
+                "label",
+                true
+              );
+            } catch (err) {
+              console.log(err);
+            }
           }, 400),
           false
         );
diff --git a/src/shared/components/post/post-form.tsx b/src/shared/components/post/post-form.tsx
index 8c51c8c7..22f78c3f 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/post/post-form.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/post/post-form.tsx
@@ -586,14 +586,18 @@ export class PostForm extends Component<PostFormProps, PostFormState> {
         this.choices.passedElement.element.addEventListener(
           "search",
           debounce(async (e: any) => {
-            let communities = (await fetchCommunities(e.detail.value))
-              .communities;
-            this.choices.setChoices(
-              communities.map(cv => communityToChoice(cv)),
-              "value",
-              "label",
-              true
-            );
+            try {
+              let communities = (await fetchCommunities(e.detail.value))
+                .communities;
+              this.choices.setChoices(
+                communities.map(cv => communityToChoice(cv)),
+                "value",
+                "label",
+                true
+              );
+            } catch (err) {
+              console.log(err);
+            }
           }, 400),
           false
         );
diff --git a/src/shared/components/search.tsx b/src/shared/components/search.tsx
index b70b12b0..52574891 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/search.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/search.tsx
@@ -778,11 +778,15 @@ export class Search extends Component<any, SearchState> {
         this.communityChoices.passedElement.element.addEventListener(
           "search",
           debounce(async (e: any) => {
-            let communities = (await fetchCommunities(e.detail.value))
-              .communities;
-            let choices = communities.map(cv => communityToChoice(cv));
-            choices.unshift({ value: "0", label: i18n.t("all") });
-            this.communityChoices.setChoices(choices, "value", "label", true);
+            try {
+              let communities = (await fetchCommunities(e.detail.value))
+                .communities;
+              let choices = communities.map(cv => communityToChoice(cv));
+              choices.unshift({ value: "0", label: i18n.t("all") });
+              this.communityChoices.setChoices(choices, "value", "label", true);
+            } catch (err) {
+              console.log(err);
+            }
           }, 400),
           false
         );