diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/HighlightMutations.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/HighlightMutations.kt
index 46f988ec4..4bc72d7fa 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/HighlightMutations.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/HighlightMutations.kt
@@ -79,9 +79,14 @@ suspend fun Networker.deleteHighlight(jsonString: String): Boolean {
 
 suspend fun Networker.deleteHighlights(highlightIDs: List<String>): Boolean {
   val statuses: MutableList<Boolean> = mutableListOf()
-  for (highlightID in highlightIDs) {
-    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(DeleteHighlightMutation(highlightID)).execute()
-    statuses.add(result.data?.deleteHighlight?.onDeleteHighlightSuccess?.highlight != null)
+  try {
+    for (highlightID in highlightIDs) {
+      val result =
+        authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(DeleteHighlightMutation(highlightID)).execute()
+      statuses.add(result.data?.deleteHighlight?.onDeleteHighlightSuccess?.highlight != null)
+    }
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    return false
   }
 
   val hasFailure = statuses.any { !it }
@@ -94,9 +99,13 @@ suspend fun Networker.updateWebHighlight(jsonString: String): Boolean {
 }
 
 suspend fun Networker.updateHighlight(input: UpdateHighlightInput): Boolean {
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(UpdateHighlightMutation(input)).execute()
-  Log.d("Network", "update highlight result: $result")
-  return result.data?.updateHighlight?.onUpdateHighlightSuccess?.highlight != null
+  return try {
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(UpdateHighlightMutation(input)).execute()
+    Log.d("Network", "update highlight result: $result")
+    result.data?.updateHighlight?.onUpdateHighlightSuccess?.highlight != null
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    false
+  }
 }
 
 suspend fun Networker.mergeWebHighlights(jsonString: String): Boolean {
@@ -105,9 +114,13 @@ suspend fun Networker.mergeWebHighlights(jsonString: String): Boolean {
 }
 
 suspend fun Networker.mergeHighlights(input: MergeHighlightInput): Boolean {
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(MergeHighlightMutation(input)).execute()
-  Log.d("Network", "highlight merge result: $result")
-  return result.data?.mergeHighlight?.onMergeHighlightSuccess?.highlight != null
+  return try {
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(MergeHighlightMutation(input)).execute()
+    Log.d("Network", "highlight merge result: $result")
+    result.data?.mergeHighlight?.onMergeHighlightSuccess?.highlight != null
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    false
+  }
 }
 
 suspend fun Networker.createWebHighlight(jsonString: String): Boolean {
@@ -118,24 +131,28 @@ suspend fun Networker.createWebHighlight(jsonString: String): Boolean {
 suspend fun Networker.createHighlight(input: CreateHighlightInput): Highlight? {
   Log.d("Loggo", "created highlight input: $input")
 
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(CreateHighlightMutation(input)).execute()
+  try {
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(CreateHighlightMutation(input)).execute()
 
-  val createdHighlight = result.data?.createHighlight?.onCreateHighlightSuccess?.highlight
+    val createdHighlight = result.data?.createHighlight?.onCreateHighlightSuccess?.highlight
 
-  if (createdHighlight != null) {
-    return Highlight(
-      id = createdHighlight.highlightFields.id,
-      shortId = createdHighlight.highlightFields.shortId,
-      quote = createdHighlight.highlightFields.quote,
-      prefix = createdHighlight.highlightFields.prefix,
-      suffix = createdHighlight.highlightFields.suffix,
-      patch = createdHighlight.highlightFields.patch,
-      annotation = createdHighlight.highlightFields.annotation,
-      createdAt = null, // TODO: update gql query to get this
-      updatedAt = createdHighlight.highlightFields.updatedAt,
-      createdByMe = createdHighlight.highlightFields.createdByMe,
-    )
-  } else {
+    if (createdHighlight != null) {
+      return Highlight(
+        id = createdHighlight.highlightFields.id,
+        shortId = createdHighlight.highlightFields.shortId,
+        quote = createdHighlight.highlightFields.quote,
+        prefix = createdHighlight.highlightFields.prefix,
+        suffix = createdHighlight.highlightFields.suffix,
+        patch = createdHighlight.highlightFields.patch,
+        annotation = createdHighlight.highlightFields.annotation,
+        createdAt = null, // TODO: update gql query to get this
+        updatedAt = createdHighlight.highlightFields.updatedAt,
+        createdByMe = createdHighlight.highlightFields.createdByMe,
+      )
+    } else {
+      return null
+    }
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
     return null
   }
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemMutations.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemMutations.kt
index b2ee7a0b2..f1a8ac87a 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemMutations.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemMutations.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.ArchiveLinkInput
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.SetBookmarkArticleInput
 
 suspend fun Networker.deleteLinkedItem(itemID: String): Boolean {
-  val input = SetBookmarkArticleInput(itemID, false)
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(SetBookmarkArticleMutation(input)).execute()
-  return result.data?.setBookmarkArticle?.onSetBookmarkArticleSuccess?.bookmarkedArticle?.id != null
+  return try {
+    val input = SetBookmarkArticleInput(itemID, false)
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(SetBookmarkArticleMutation(input)).execute()
+    result.data?.setBookmarkArticle?.onSetBookmarkArticleSuccess?.bookmarkedArticle?.id != null
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    false
+  }
 }
 
 suspend fun Networker.archiveLinkedItem(itemID: String): Boolean {
@@ -20,7 +24,11 @@ suspend fun Networker.unarchiveLinkedItem(itemID: String): Boolean {
 }
 
 private suspend fun Networker.updateArchiveStatusLinkedItem(itemID: String, setAsArchived: Boolean): Boolean {
-  val input = ArchiveLinkInput(setAsArchived, itemID)
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(SetLinkArchivedMutation(input)).execute()
-  return result.data?.setLinkArchived?.onArchiveLinkSuccess?.linkId != null
+  return try {
+    val input = ArchiveLinkInput(setAsArchived, itemID)
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(SetLinkArchivedMutation(input)).execute()
+    result.data?.setLinkArchived?.onArchiveLinkSuccess?.linkId != null
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    false
+  }
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemQuery.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemQuery.kt
index dfbb18588..79e6c13ad 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemQuery.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/LinkedItemQuery.kt
@@ -18,63 +18,67 @@ data class LinkedItemQueryResponse(
 }
 
 suspend fun Networker.linkedItem(slug: String): LinkedItemQueryResponse {
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().query(
-    GetArticleQuery(slug = slug)
-  ).execute()
+  try {
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().query(
+      GetArticleQuery(slug = slug)
+    ).execute()
 
-  val article = result.data?.article?.onArticleSuccess?.article
-    ?: return LinkedItemQueryResponse.emptyResponse()
+    val article = result.data?.article?.onArticleSuccess?.article
+      ?: return LinkedItemQueryResponse.emptyResponse()
 
-  val labels = article.labels ?: listOf()
+    val labels = article.labels ?: listOf()
 
-  val linkedItemLabels = labels.map {
-    LinkedItemLabel(
-      id = it.labelFields.id,
-      name = it.labelFields.name,
-      color = it.labelFields.color,
-      createdAt = it.labelFields.createdAt,
-      labelDescription = it.labelFields.description
+    val linkedItemLabels = labels.map {
+      LinkedItemLabel(
+        id = it.labelFields.id,
+        name = it.labelFields.name,
+        color = it.labelFields.color,
+        createdAt = it.labelFields.createdAt,
+        labelDescription = it.labelFields.description
+      )
+    }
+
+    val highlights = article.highlights.map {
+      Highlight(
+        id = it.highlightFields.id,
+        shortId = it.highlightFields.shortId,
+        quote = it.highlightFields.quote,
+        prefix = it.highlightFields.prefix,
+        suffix = it.highlightFields.suffix,
+        patch = it.highlightFields.patch,
+        annotation = it.highlightFields.annotation,
+        createdAt = null, // TODO: update gql query to get this
+        updatedAt = it.highlightFields.updatedAt,
+        createdByMe = it.highlightFields.createdByMe,
+      )
+    }
+
+    // TODO: handle errors
+
+    val linkedItem = LinkedItem(
+      id = article.articleFields.id,
+      title = article.articleFields.title,
+      createdAt = article.articleFields.createdAt,
+      savedAt = article.articleFields.savedAt,
+      readAt = article.articleFields.readAt,
+      updatedAt = article.articleFields.updatedAt,
+      readingProgress = article.articleFields.readingProgressPercent,
+      readingProgressAnchor = article.articleFields.readingProgressAnchorIndex,
+      imageURLString = article.articleFields.image,
+      pageURLString = article.articleFields.url,
+      descriptionText = article.articleFields.description,
+      publisherURLString = article.articleFields.originalArticleUrl,
+      siteName = article.articleFields.siteName,
+      author = article.articleFields.author,
+      publishDate = article.articleFields.publishedAt,
+      slug = article.articleFields.slug,
+      isArchived = article.articleFields.isArchived,
+      contentReader = article.articleFields.contentReader.rawValue,
+      content = article.articleFields.content
     )
+
+    return LinkedItemQueryResponse(item = linkedItem, highlights, labels = linkedItemLabels)
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    return LinkedItemQueryResponse(item = null, listOf(), labels = listOf())
   }
-
-  val highlights = article.highlights.map {
-    Highlight(
-      id = it.highlightFields.id,
-      shortId = it.highlightFields.shortId,
-      quote = it.highlightFields.quote,
-      prefix = it.highlightFields.prefix,
-      suffix = it.highlightFields.suffix,
-      patch = it.highlightFields.patch,
-      annotation = it.highlightFields.annotation,
-      createdAt = null, // TODO: update gql query to get this
-      updatedAt = it.highlightFields.updatedAt,
-      createdByMe = it.highlightFields.createdByMe,
-    )
-  }
-
-  // TODO: handle errors
-
-  val linkedItem = LinkedItem(
-    id = article.articleFields.id,
-    title = article.articleFields.title,
-    createdAt = article.articleFields.createdAt,
-    savedAt = article.articleFields.savedAt,
-    readAt = article.articleFields.readAt,
-    updatedAt = article.articleFields.updatedAt,
-    readingProgress = article.articleFields.readingProgressPercent,
-    readingProgressAnchor = article.articleFields.readingProgressAnchorIndex,
-    imageURLString = article.articleFields.image,
-    pageURLString = article.articleFields.url,
-    descriptionText = article.articleFields.description,
-    publisherURLString = article.articleFields.originalArticleUrl,
-    siteName = article.articleFields.siteName,
-    author = article.articleFields.author,
-    publishDate = article.articleFields.publishedAt,
-    slug = article.articleFields.slug,
-    isArchived = article.articleFields.isArchived,
-    contentReader = article.articleFields.contentReader.rawValue,
-    content = article.articleFields.content
-  )
-
-  return LinkedItemQueryResponse(item = linkedItem, highlights, labels = linkedItemLabels)
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ReadingProgressMutations.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ReadingProgressMutations.kt
index b3f7419ca..2fb86e691 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ReadingProgressMutations.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ReadingProgressMutations.kt
@@ -25,17 +25,22 @@ suspend fun Networker.updateWebReadingProgress(jsonString: String): Boolean {
 }
 
 suspend fun Networker.updateReadingProgress(params: ReadingProgressParams): Boolean {
-  val input = params.asSaveReadingProgressInput()
+  try {
+    val input = params.asSaveReadingProgressInput()
 
-  Log.d("Loggo", "created reading progress input: $input")
+    Log.d("Loggo", "created reading progress input: $input")
 
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient()
-    .mutation(SaveArticleReadingProgressMutation(input))
-    .execute()
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient()
+      .mutation(SaveArticleReadingProgressMutation(input))
+      .execute()
 
-  val articleID = result.data?.saveArticleReadingProgress?.onSaveArticleReadingProgressSuccess?.updatedArticle?.id
+    val articleID =
+      result.data?.saveArticleReadingProgress?.onSaveArticleReadingProgressSuccess?.updatedArticle?.id
 
-  Log.d("Loggo", "updated article with id: $articleID")
+    Log.d("Loggo", "updated article with id: $articleID")
 
-  return articleID != null
+    return articleID != null
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    return false
+  }
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt
index 7086c123e..ca43f6dc6 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt
@@ -14,40 +14,45 @@ suspend fun Networker.search(
   limit: Int = 15,
   query: String
 ): SearchQueryResponse {
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().query(
-    SearchQuery(
-      after = Optional.presentIfNotNull(cursor),
-      first = Optional.presentIfNotNull(limit),
-      query = Optional.presentIfNotNull(query)
-    )
-  ).execute()
+  try {
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().query(
+      SearchQuery(
+        after = Optional.presentIfNotNull(cursor),
+        first = Optional.presentIfNotNull(limit),
+        query = Optional.presentIfNotNull(query)
+      )
+    ).execute()
 
-  val newCursor = result.data?.search?.onSearchSuccess?.pageInfo?.endCursor
-  val itemList = result.data?.search?.onSearchSuccess?.edges ?: listOf()
 
-  val items = itemList.map {
-    LinkedItem(
-      id = it.node.id,
-      title = it.node.title,
-      createdAt = it.node.createdAt,
-      savedAt = it.node.savedAt,
-      readAt = it.node.readAt,
-      updatedAt = it.node.updatedAt,
-      readingProgress = it.node.readingProgressPercent,
-      readingProgressAnchor = it.node.readingProgressAnchorIndex,
-      imageURLString = it.node.image,
-      pageURLString = it.node.url,
-      descriptionText = it.node.description,
-      publisherURLString = it.node.originalArticleUrl,
-      siteName = it.node.siteName,
-      author = it.node.author,
-      publishDate = it.node.publishedAt,
-      slug = it.node.slug,
-      isArchived = it.node.isArchived,
-      contentReader = it.node.contentReader.rawValue,
-      content = null
-    )
+    val newCursor = result.data?.search?.onSearchSuccess?.pageInfo?.endCursor
+    val itemList = result.data?.search?.onSearchSuccess?.edges ?: listOf()
+
+    val items = itemList.map {
+      LinkedItem(
+        id = it.node.id,
+        title = it.node.title,
+        createdAt = it.node.createdAt,
+        savedAt = it.node.savedAt,
+        readAt = it.node.readAt,
+        updatedAt = it.node.updatedAt,
+        readingProgress = it.node.readingProgressPercent,
+        readingProgressAnchor = it.node.readingProgressAnchorIndex,
+        imageURLString = it.node.image,
+        pageURLString = it.node.url,
+        descriptionText = it.node.description,
+        publisherURLString = it.node.originalArticleUrl,
+        siteName = it.node.siteName,
+        author = it.node.author,
+        publishDate = it.node.publishedAt,
+        slug = it.node.slug,
+        isArchived = it.node.isArchived,
+        contentReader = it.node.contentReader.rawValue,
+        content = null
+      )
+    }
+
+    return SearchQueryResponse(newCursor, items)
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    return SearchQueryResponse(null, listOf())
   }
-
-  return SearchQueryResponse(newCursor, items)
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ViewerQuery.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ViewerQuery.kt
index f187362ee..d0c7ec45a 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ViewerQuery.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/ViewerQuery.kt
@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@ import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.ViewerQuery
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.models.Viewer
 
 suspend fun Networker.viewer(): Viewer? {
-  val result = authenticatedApolloClient().query(ViewerQuery()).execute()
-  val me = result.data?.me
+  try {
+    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().query(ViewerQuery()).execute()
+    val me = result.data?.me
 
-  return if (me != null) {
-    Viewer(
-      id = me.id,
-      name = me.name,
-      username = me.profile.username,
-      pictureUrl = me.profile.pictureUrl
-    )
-  } else {
-    null
+    return if (me != null) {
+      Viewer(
+        id = me.id,
+        name = me.name,
+        username = me.profile.username,
+        pictureUrl = me.profile.pictureUrl
+      )
+    } else {
+      null
+    }
+  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+    return null
   }
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/auth/LoginViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/auth/LoginViewModel.kt
index d42ef3a8d..68a7178be 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/auth/LoginViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/auth/LoginViewModel.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.*
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.SearchQuery
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.ValidateUsernameQuery
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.networking.LinkedItemQueryResponse
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.networking.Networker
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.networking.viewer
 import com.apollographql.apollo3.ApolloClient
@@ -146,16 +147,21 @@ class LoginViewModel @Inject constructor(
         .serverUrl("${Constants.apiURL}/api/graphql")
         .build()
 
-      val response = apolloClient.query(
-        ValidateUsernameQuery(username = potentialUsername)
-      ).execute()
+      try {
+        val response = apolloClient.query(
+          ValidateUsernameQuery(username = potentialUsername)
+        ).execute()
 
-      if (response.data?.validateUsername == true) {
-        usernameValidationErrorMessage = null
-        hasValidUsername = true
-      } else {
+        if (response.data?.validateUsername == true) {
+          usernameValidationErrorMessage = null
+          hasValidUsername = true
+        } else {
+          hasValidUsername = false
+          usernameValidationErrorMessage = "This username is not available."
+        }
+      } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
         hasValidUsername = false
-        usernameValidationErrorMessage = "This username is not available."
+        usernameValidationErrorMessage = "Sorry we're having trouble connecting to the server."
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt
index ba706a0cd..0dbdc7222 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt
@@ -51,26 +51,30 @@ class SaveViewModel @Inject constructor(
         .addHttpHeader("Authorization", value = authToken)
         .build()
 
-      val response = apolloClient.mutation(
-        SaveUrlMutation(
-          SaveUrlInput(
-            clientRequestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
-            source = "android",
-            url = url
+      try {
+        val response = apolloClient.mutation(
+          SaveUrlMutation(
+            SaveUrlInput(
+              clientRequestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
+              source = "android",
+              url = url
+            )
           )
-        )
-      ).execute()
+        ).execute()
 
-      isLoading = false
+        isLoading = false
 
-      val success = (response.data?.saveUrl?.onSaveSuccess?.url != null)
-      message = if (success) {
-        "Page Saved"
-      } else {
-        "There was an error saving your page"
+        val success = (response.data?.saveUrl?.onSaveSuccess?.url != null)
+        message = if (success) {
+          "Page Saved"
+        } else {
+          "There was an error saving your page"
+        }
+
+        Log.d(ContentValues.TAG, "Saved URL?: $success")
+      } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+        message = "There was an error saving your page"
       }
-
-      Log.d(ContentValues.TAG, "Saved URL?: $success")
     }
   }
 }