diff --git a/src/controllers/MetadataController.ts b/src/controllers/MetadataController.ts
index 8053874..ed6cd6b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/MetadataController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/MetadataController.ts
@@ -145,11 +145,20 @@ export class MetadataController extends EventEmitter {
    * or a fallback RelaySet with Sigit's Relay
    */
   public findRelayListMetadata = async (hexKey: string): Promise<RelaySet> => {
-    const relayEvent =
-      (await findRelayListInCache(hexKey)) ||
-      (await findRelayListAndUpdateCache(DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST, hexKey))
+    try {
+      const relayEvent =
+        (await findRelayListInCache(hexKey)) ||
+        (await findRelayListAndUpdateCache(DEFAULT_LOOK_UP_RELAY_LIST, hexKey))
 
-    return relayEvent ? getUserRelaySet(relayEvent.tags) : getDefaultRelaySet()
+      return relayEvent
+        ? getUserRelaySet(relayEvent.tags)
+        : getDefaultRelaySet()
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `An error occurred while finding relay list metadata for ${hexKey}`,
+        { cause: error }
+      )
+    }
   }
 
   public extractProfileMetadataContent = (event: Event) => {