diff --git a/src/d2m/actions/create-space.js b/src/d2m/actions/create-space.js
index edd3ba3..ce86789 100644
--- a/src/d2m/actions/create-space.js
+++ b/src/d2m/actions/create-space.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ async function syncSpaceExpressions(data, checkBeforeSync) {
 			}
 			if (isDeepStrictEqual(existing, content)) return
 		}
-		api.sendState(spaceID, "im.ponies.room_emotes", eventKey, content)
+		await api.sendState(spaceID, "im.ponies.room_emotes", eventKey, content)
 	}
 
 	await update(spaceID, "emojis", "moe.cadence.ooye.pack.emojis", expression.emojisToState)
diff --git a/src/d2m/discord-packets.js b/src/d2m/discord-packets.js
index 5956ac5..2e97671 100644
--- a/src/d2m/discord-packets.js
+++ b/src/d2m/discord-packets.js
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ const utils = {
 			}
 
 			if (listen === "full") {
-				eventDispatcher.checkMissedExpressions(message.d)
-				eventDispatcher.checkMissedPins(client, message.d)
-				eventDispatcher.checkMissedMessages(client, message.d)
+				try {
+					await eventDispatcher.checkMissedExpressions(message.d)
+					await eventDispatcher.checkMissedPins(client, message.d)
+					await eventDispatcher.checkMissedMessages(client, message.d)
+				} catch (e) {
+					console.error("Failed to sync missed events. To retry, please fix this error and restart OOYE:")
+					console.error(e)
+				}
 			}
 
 		} else if (message.t === "GUILD_UPDATE") {