diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
index 154c461..582b26c 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
@@ -349,8 +349,13 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 					result = `https://matrix.to/#/${roomID}/${eventID}?${via}`
 				} else {
 					const ts = dUtils.snowflakeToTimestampExact(messageID)
-					const {event_id} = await di.api.getEventForTimestamp(roomID, ts)
-					result = `https://matrix.to/#/${roomID}/${event_id}?${via}`
+					try {
+						const {event_id} = await di.api.getEventForTimestamp(roomID, ts)
+						result = `https://matrix.to/#/${roomID}/${event_id}?${via}`
+					} catch (e) {
+						// M_NOT_FOUND: Unable to find event from <ts> in direction Direction.FORWARDS
+						result = `[unknown event, timestamp resolution failed, in room: https://matrix.to/#/${roomID}?${via}]`
+					}
 				}
 			} else {
 				result = `${match[0]} [event is from another server]`
diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
index a76741f..415f48d 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const {test} = require("supertape")
 const {messageToEvent} = require("./message-to-event")
+const {MatrixServerError} = require("../../matrix/mreq")
 const data = require("../../../test/data")
 const Ty = require("../../types")
 
@@ -267,6 +268,54 @@ test("message2event: message link that OOYE doesn't know about", async t => {
 	t.equal(called, 3, "getEventForTimestamp, getStateEvent, and getJoinedMembers should be called once each")
 })
 
+test("message2event: message timestamp failed to fetch", async t => {
+	let called = 0
+	const events = await messageToEvent(data.message.message_link_to_before_ooye, data.guild.general, {}, {
+		api: {
+			async getEventForTimestamp(roomID, ts) {
+				called++
+				t.equal(roomID, "!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe")
+				throw new MatrixServerError({
+					errcode: "M_NOT_FOUND",
+					error: "Unable to find event from 1726762095974 in direction Direction.FORWARDS"
+				}, {})
+			},
+			async getStateEvent(roomID, type, key) { // for ?via calculation
+				called++
+				t.equal(roomID, "!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe")
+				t.equal(type, "m.room.power_levels")
+				t.equal(key, "")
+				return {
+					users: {
+						"@_ooye_bot:cadence.moe": 100
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			async getJoinedMembers(roomID) { // for ?via calculation
+				called++
+				t.equal(roomID, "!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe")
+				return {
+					joined: {
+						"@_ooye_bot:cadence.moe": {display_name: null, avatar_url: null},
+						"@user:matrix.org": {display_name: null, avatar_url: null}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	})
+	t.deepEqual(events, [{
+		$type: "m.room.message",
+		"m.mentions": {},
+		msgtype: "m.text",
+		body: "Me: I'll scroll up to find a certain message I'll send\n_scrolls up and clicks message links for god knows how long_\n_completely forgets what they were looking for and simply begins scrolling up to find some fun moments_\n_stumbles upon:_ "
+			+ "[unknown event, timestamp resolution failed, in room: https://matrix.to/#/!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe?via=cadence.moe&via=matrix.org]",
+		format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
+		formatted_body: "Me: I'll scroll up to find a certain message I'll send<br><em>scrolls up and clicks message links for god knows how long</em><br><em>completely forgets what they were looking for and simply begins scrolling up to find some fun moments</em><br><em>stumbles upon:</em> "
+			+ '[unknown event, timestamp resolution failed, in room: <a href="https://matrix.to/#/!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe?via=cadence.moe&amp;via=matrix.org">https://matrix.to/#/!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe?via=cadence.moe&amp;via=matrix.org</a>]'
+	}])
+	t.equal(called, 3, "getEventForTimestamp, getStateEvent, and getJoinedMembers should be called once each")
+})
+
 test("message2event: message link from another server", async t => {
 	const events = await messageToEvent(data.message.message_link_from_another_server, data.guild.general)
 	t.deepEqual(events, [{