diff --git a/packages/system-react/src/useUserProfile.ts b/packages/system-react/src/useUserProfile.ts
index a06c0575..d6b12585 100644
--- a/packages/system-react/src/useUserProfile.ts
+++ b/packages/system-react/src/useUserProfile.ts
@@ -12,18 +12,22 @@ export function useUserProfile(pubKey?: HexKey): MetadataCache | undefined {
       if (pubKey) {
         system.ProfileLoader.TrackMetadata(pubKey);
         if (process.env.HTTP_CACHE && !system.ProfileLoader.Cache.getFromCache(pubKey)) {
-          try {
-            fetch(`${process.env.HTTP_CACHE}/profile/${pubKey}`).then(async r => {
+          fetch(`${process.env.HTTP_CACHE}/profile/${pubKey}`)
+            .then(async r => {
               if (r.ok) {
-                const data = await r.json();
-                if (data) {
-                  system.ProfileLoader.onProfileEvent(data);
+                try {
+                  const data = await r.json();
+                  if (data) {
+                    system.ProfileLoader.onProfileEvent(data);
+                  }
+                } catch (e) {
+                  console.error(e);
                 }
               }
+            })
+            .catch(e => {
+              console.error(e);
             });
-          } catch (e) {
-            console.error(e);
-          }
         }
       }
       const release = system.ProfileLoader.Cache.hook(h, pubKey);