diff --git a/components/text.js b/components/text.js
index 75b2e3cc..42593575 100644
--- a/components/text.js
+++ b/components/text.js
@@ -244,36 +244,39 @@ export default memo(function Text ({ rel, imgproxyUrls, children, tab, itemId, o
               paddingRight: '15px'
             }
 
-            const { provider, id, meta } = parseEmbedUrl(href)
-
-            // Youtube video embed
-            if (provider === 'youtube') {
-              return (
-                <div style={videoWrapperStyles}>
-                  <YouTube
-                    videoId={id} className={styles.videoContainer} opts={{
-                      playerVars: {
-                        start: meta?.start || 0
-                      }
-                    }}
-                  />
-                </div>
-              )
-            }
-
-            // Rumble video embed
-            if (provider === 'rumble') {
-              return (
-                <div style={videoWrapperStyles}>
-                  <div className={styles.videoContainer}>
-                    <iframe
-                      title='Rumble Video'
-                      allowFullScreen=''
-                      src={meta?.href}
+            try {
+              const { provider, id, meta } = parseEmbedUrl(href)
+              // Youtube video embed
+              if (provider === 'youtube') {
+                return (
+                  <div style={videoWrapperStyles}>
+                    <YouTube
+                      videoId={id} className={styles.videoContainer} opts={{
+                        playerVars: {
+                          start: meta?.start || 0
+                        }
+                      }}
                     />
                   </div>
-                </div>
-              )
+                )
+              }
+
+              // Rumble video embed
+              if (provider === 'rumble') {
+                return (
+                  <div style={videoWrapperStyles}>
+                    <div className={styles.videoContainer}>
+                      <iframe
+                        title='Rumble Video'
+                        allowFullScreen=''
+                        src={meta?.href}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                )
+              }
+            } catch {
+            // ignore invalid URLs
             }
 
             // assume the link is an image which will fallback to link if it's not