diff --git a/src/modules/fedimbed.js b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
index 3268e1d..857d8c2 100644
--- a/src/modules/fedimbed.js
+++ b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
@@ -128,16 +128,18 @@ async function processUrl(msg, url, spoiler = false) {
       "fedimbed",
       `Failed to signed fetch "${url}", retrying unsigned: ${err}`
     );
-    rawPostData = await fetch(url, {
-      headers: {
-        "User-Agent": FRIENDLY_USERAGENT,
-        Accept: "application/activity+json",
-      },
-    })
-      .then((res) => res.text())
-      .catch((err) => {
-        logger.error("fedimbed", `Failed to fetch "${url}": ${err}`);
-      });
+  }
+  if (!rawPostData) {
+    try {
+      rawPostData = await fetch(url, {
+        headers: {
+          "User-Agent": FRIENDLY_USERAGENT,
+          Accept: "application/activity+json",
+        },
+      }).then((res) => res.text());
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error("fedimbed", `Failed to fetch "${url}": ${err}`);
+    }
   }
 
   let postData;
@@ -223,21 +225,23 @@ async function processUrl(msg, url, spoiler = false) {
           "fedimbed",
           `Failed to signed fetch "${url}" via MastoAPI, retrying unsigned: ${err}`
         );
-        rawPostData2 = await signedFetch(
-          redirUrl,
-          Object.assign(options, {
-            headers: Object.assign(headers, {
-              "User-Agent": FRIENDLY_USERAGENT,
-            }),
-          })
-        )
-          .then((res) => res.text())
-          .catch((err) => {
-            logger.error(
-              "fedimbed",
-              `Failed to fetch "${url}" via MastoAPI: ${err}`
-            );
-          });
+      }
+      if (!rawPostData2) {
+        try {
+          rawPostData2 = await signedFetch(
+            redirUrl,
+            Object.assign(options, {
+              headers: Object.assign(headers, {
+                "User-Agent": FRIENDLY_USERAGENT,
+              }),
+            })
+          ).then((res) => res.text());
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.error(
+            "fedimbed",
+            `Failed to fetch "${url}" via MastoAPI: ${err}`
+          );
+        }
       }
 
       let postData2;