diff --git a/src/pages/create/index.tsx b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
index f0c1f0c..63140bf 100644
--- a/src/pages/create/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
@@ -868,11 +868,11 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
 
         setLoadingSpinnerDesc('Updating user app data')
 
-        const metaUrl = await uploadMetaToFileStorage(meta, encryptionKey)
-
         const event = await updateUsersAppData(meta)
         if (!event) return
 
+        const metaUrl = await uploadMetaToFileStorage(meta, encryptionKey)
+
         setLoadingSpinnerDesc('Sending notifications to counterparties')
         const promises = sendNotifications({
           metaUrl,
diff --git a/src/pages/sign/index.tsx b/src/pages/sign/index.tsx
index 346e226..01d5738 100644
--- a/src/pages/sign/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/sign/index.tsx
@@ -753,7 +753,17 @@ export const SignPage = () => {
       return
     }
 
-    const metaUrl = await uploadMetaToFileStorage(meta, encryptionKey)
+    let metaUrl: string | undefined
+    try {
+      metaUrl = await uploadMetaToFileStorage(meta, encryptionKey)
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        toast.error(error.message)
+      }
+      console.error(error)
+      setIsLoading(false)
+      return
+    }
 
     const userSet = new Set<`npub1${string}`>()
     if (submittedBy && submittedBy !== usersPubkey) {
diff --git a/src/utils/nostr.ts b/src/utils/nostr.ts
index ed51fac..0ed4054 100644
--- a/src/utils/nostr.ts
+++ b/src/utils/nostr.ts
@@ -949,8 +949,12 @@ const processReceivedEvent = async (event: Event, difficulty: number = 5) => {
 
       encryptionKey = decrypted
     }
-
-    meta = await fetchMetaFromFileStorage(notification.metaUrl, encryptionKey)
+    try {
+      meta = await fetchMetaFromFileStorage(notification.metaUrl, encryptionKey)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`An error occured fetching meta file from storage`, error)
+      return
+    }
   } else {
     meta = parsedContent
   }