diff --git a/components/ZapButton.tsx b/components/ZapButton.tsx
index 5cf58d2..8fa8bf9 100644
--- a/components/ZapButton.tsx
+++ b/components/ZapButton.tsx
@@ -126,8 +126,15 @@ export default function ZapButton({ event }: { event: any }) {
     events.forEach((event) => {
         event.tags.forEach((tag) => {
             if (tag[0] === 'bolt11') {
-                let decoded = lightningPayReq.decode(tag[1]);
-                sats = sats + decoded.satoshis;
+                try {
+                    lightningPayReq.decode(tag[1]);
+                    let decoded = lightningPayReq.decode(tag[1]);
+                    sats = sats + decoded.satoshis;
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.error("Error decoding bolt11 tag:", e);
+                    console.log(tag[1]);
+                    return null;
+                }
             }
         });
     });
diff --git a/components/ZapButtonListItem.tsx b/components/ZapButtonListItem.tsx
index 46ad4bd..95f5d54 100644
--- a/components/ZapButtonListItem.tsx
+++ b/components/ZapButtonListItem.tsx
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ export default function ZapButtonListItem({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
     var lightningPayReq = require('bolt11');
     event.tags.forEach((tag) => {
         if (tag[0] === 'bolt11') {
-            let decoded = lightningPayReq.decode(tag[1]);
-            // console.log(decoded.satoshis);
-            sats =  decoded.satoshis;
+            try {
+                let decoded = lightningPayReq.decode(tag[1]);
+                // console.log(decoded.satoshis);
+                sats =  decoded.satoshis;
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error("Error decoding bolt11 tag:", e);
+                return null;
+            }
         }
     });