diff --git a/src/modules/fedimbed.js b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
index 0579a70..f4f4087 100644
--- a/src/modules/fedimbed.js
+++ b/src/modules/fedimbed.js
@@ -171,7 +171,14 @@ async function processUrl(msg, url, spoiler = false) {
 
   let postData;
   if (rawPostData?.startsWith("{")) {
-    postData = JSON.parse(rawPostData);
+    try {
+      postData = JSON.parse(rawPostData);
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(
+        "fedimbed",
+        `Failed to decode JSON for "${url}": ${err}\n  "${rawPostData}"`
+      );
+    }
   } else {
     logger.warn("fedimbed", `Got non-JSON for "${url}": ${rawPostData}`);
   }