diff --git a/Dotnet/AssetBundleCacher.cs b/Dotnet/AssetBundleCacher.cs
index 6cd36a60..a23b12e0 100644
--- a/Dotnet/AssetBundleCacher.cs
+++ b/Dotnet/AssetBundleCacher.cs
@@ -69,22 +69,28 @@ namespace VRCX
         {
             if (hexString.Length != 32)
                 return 0; // it's cooked
-
-            var versionHexString = hexString.Substring(16, 8); // 16..24
-            var variantVersionHexString = hexString.Substring(24, 8); // 24..32
-            var versionBytes = new byte[4];
-            var variantVersionBytes = new byte[4];
-            for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-            {
-                var versionValue = Convert.ToInt32(versionHexString.Substring(i * 2, 2), 16);
-                versionBytes[i] = (byte)versionValue;
-                var variantVersionValue = Convert.ToInt32(variantVersionHexString.Substring(i * 2, 2), 16);
-                variantVersionBytes[i] = (byte)variantVersionValue;
+            
+            try {
+                var versionHexString = hexString.Substring(16, 8); // 16..24
+                var variantVersionHexString = hexString.Substring(24, 8); // 24..32
+                var versionBytes = new byte[4];
+                var variantVersionBytes = new byte[4];
+                for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+                {
+                    var versionValue = Convert.ToInt32(versionHexString.Substring(i * 2, 2), 16);
+                    versionBytes[i] = (byte)versionValue;
+                    var variantVersionValue = Convert.ToInt32(variantVersionHexString.Substring(i * 2, 2), 16);
+                    variantVersionBytes[i] = (byte)variantVersionValue;
+                }
+                var version = BitConverter.ToInt32(versionBytes, 0);
+                var variantVersion = BitConverter.ToInt32(variantVersionBytes, 0);
+                return version + variantVersion;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                logger.Error($"Failed to convert hex to decimal: {hexString} {ex}");
+                return 0; // it's cooked
             }
-            var version = BitConverter.ToInt32(versionBytes, 0);
-            var variantVersion = BitConverter.ToInt32(variantVersionBytes, 0);
-
-            return version + variantVersion;
         }
 
         public string GetVRChatCacheLocation()
diff --git a/html/src/app.js b/html/src/app.js
index f2a099d2..1759d98b 100644
--- a/html/src/app.js
+++ b/html/src/app.js
@@ -2906,10 +2906,13 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
                 try {
                     var args = await this.getFriends(params);
                     friends = friends.concat(args.json);
-                    params.offset += 50;
                     break;
                 } catch (err) {
                     console.error(err);
+                    if (err?.message?.includes('Not Found')) {
+                        console.error('Awful workaround for awful VRC API bug');
+                        break;
+                    }
                     if (j === 9) {
                         throw err;
                     }
@@ -2918,6 +2921,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
                     });
                 }
             }
+            params.offset += 50;
         }
         return friends;
     };
@@ -2944,10 +2948,13 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
                 try {
                     var args = await this.getFriends(params);
                     friends = friends.concat(args.json);
-                    params.offset += 50;
                     break;
                 } catch (err) {
                     console.error(err);
+                    if (err?.message?.includes('Not Found')) {
+                        console.error('Awful workaround for awful VRC API bug');
+                        break;
+                    }
                     if (j === 9) {
                         throw err;
                     }
@@ -2955,6 +2962,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
                         workerTimers.setTimeout(resolve, 5000);
                     });
                 }
+                params.offset += 50;
             }
         }
         return friends;
@@ -5444,9 +5452,11 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         }
         try {
             const params = new URLSearchParams(new URL(url).search);
-            let version = params.get('v');
-            if (version) return version;
-            return '0'
+            const version = params.get('v');
+            if (version) {
+                return version;
+            }
+            return '0';
         } catch {
             return '0';
         }
@@ -9174,7 +9184,9 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
             console.error(err);
         });
         }
-        await API.refreshFriends();
+        await API.refreshFriends().catch((err) => {
+            console.error(err);
+        });
         API.reconnectWebSocket();
     };