diff --git a/src/modules/fedimbed.js b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
index f4f4087..ae1a21e 100644
--- a/src/modules/fedimbed.js
+++ b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
@@ -44,9 +44,17 @@ async function resolvePlatform(url) {
   const urlObj = new URL(url);
   if (domainCache.has(urlObj.hostname)) return domainCache.get(urlObj.hostname);
 
-  const probe = await fetch(urlObj.origin + "/.well-known/nodeinfo", {
+  const res = await fetch(urlObj.origin + "/.well-known/nodeinfo", {
     headers: {"User-Agent": FRIENDLY_USERAGENT},
-  }).then((res) => res.json());
+  }).then((res) => res.text());
+
+  if (!res.startsWith("{")) {
+    logger.error("fedimbed", `No nodeinfo for "${urlObj.hostname}"???`);
+    domainCache.set(urlObj.hostname, null);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const probe = JSON.parse(res);
 
   if (!probe?.links) {
     logger.error("fedimbed", `No nodeinfo for "${urlObj.hostname}"???`);
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ async function processUrl(msg, url, spoiler = false) {
     url = urlObj.href;
   }
 
-  let platform = await resolvePlatform(url);
+  let platform = await resolvePlatform(url) ?? "<no nodeinfo>";
   let color = PLATFORM_COLORS[platform];
   let platformName = platform
     .replace("gotosocial", "GoToSocial")