diff --git a/src/components/debug-modal/event-tags.tsx b/src/components/debug-modal/event-tags.tsx
index 073d65524..21bc7828c 100644
--- a/src/components/debug-modal/event-tags.tsx
+++ b/src/components/debug-modal/event-tags.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { MouseEventHandler, useCallback } from "react";
 import { Box, Button, Flex, Link, Text, useDisclosure } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { NostrEvent, nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
 import { Link as RouterLink } from "react-router-dom";
+import { getAddressPointerFromATag, getEventPointerFromETag } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
 
 import { Tag, isATag, isETag, isPTag } from "../../types/nostr-event";
-import { aTagToAddressPointer, eTagToEventPointer } from "../../helpers/nostr/event";
 import { EmbedEventPointer } from "../embed-event";
 import UserAvatarLink from "../user/user-avatar-link";
 import UserLink from "../user/user-link";
@@ -29,51 +29,54 @@ function EventTag({ tag }: { tag: Tag }) {
     [expand.onToggle],
   );
 
-  if (isETag(tag)) {
-    const pointer = eTagToEventPointer(tag);
-    return (
-      <>
-        <Link as={RouterLink} to={`/l/${nip19.neventEncode(pointer)}`} onClick={toggle} {...props}>
-          {content}
-        </Link>
-        {expand.isOpen && <EmbedEventPointer pointer={{ type: "nevent", data: pointer }} />}
-      </>
-    );
-  } else if (isATag(tag)) {
-    const pointer = aTagToAddressPointer(tag);
-    return (
-      <>
-        <Link as={RouterLink} to={`/l/${nip19.naddrEncode(pointer)}`} onClick={toggle} {...props}>
-          {content}
-        </Link>
-        {expand.isOpen && <EmbedEventPointer pointer={{ type: "naddr", data: pointer }} />}
-      </>
-    );
-  } else if (isPTag(tag)) {
-    const pubkey = tag[1];
-    return (
-      <>
-        <Link as={RouterLink} to={`/l/${nip19.npubEncode(pubkey)}`} onClick={toggle} {...props}>
-          {content}
-        </Link>
-        {expand.isOpen && (
-          <Flex gap="4" p="2">
-            <UserAvatarLink pubkey={pubkey} />
-            <Box>
-              <UserLink pubkey={pubkey} fontWeight="bold" />
-              <br />
-              <UserDnsIdentity pubkey={pubkey} />
-            </Box>
-          </Flex>
-        )}
-      </>
-    );
-  } else
-    return (
-      <Text title={content} {...props}>
-        {content}
-      </Text>
-    );
+  try {
+    if (isETag(tag)) {
+      const pointer = getEventPointerFromETag(tag);
+      return (
+        <>
+          <Link as={RouterLink} to={`/l/${nip19.neventEncode(pointer)}`} onClick={toggle} {...props}>
+            {content}
+          </Link>
+          {expand.isOpen && <EmbedEventPointer pointer={{ type: "nevent", data: pointer }} />}
+        </>
+      );
+    } else if (isATag(tag)) {
+      const pointer = getAddressPointerFromATag(tag);
+      return (
+        <>
+          <Link as={RouterLink} to={`/l/${nip19.naddrEncode(pointer)}`} onClick={toggle} {...props}>
+            {content}
+          </Link>
+          {expand.isOpen && <EmbedEventPointer pointer={{ type: "naddr", data: pointer }} />}
+        </>
+      );
+    } else if (isPTag(tag)) {
+      const pubkey = tag[1];
+      return (
+        <>
+          <Link as={RouterLink} to={`/l/${nip19.npubEncode(pubkey)}`} onClick={toggle} {...props}>
+            {content}
+          </Link>
+          {expand.isOpen && (
+            <Flex gap="4" p="2">
+              <UserAvatarLink pubkey={pubkey} />
+              <Box>
+                <UserLink pubkey={pubkey} fontWeight="bold" />
+                <br />
+                <UserDnsIdentity pubkey={pubkey} />
+              </Box>
+            </Flex>
+          )}
+        </>
+      );
+    }
+  } catch (error) {}
+
+  return (
+    <Text title={content} {...props}>
+      {content}
+    </Text>
+  );
 }
 
 export default function DebugEventTags({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {