diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1ff7401d..5df8632ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "match-sorter": "^6.3.1",
     "nanoid": "^5.0.4",
     "ngeohash": "^0.6.3",
-    "nostr-idb": "^2.1.5",
+    "nostr-idb": "^2.1.6",
     "nostr-tools": "^2.7.1",
     "nostr-wasm": "^0.1.0",
     "prettier": "^3.2.5",
diff --git a/src/classes/batch-event-loader.ts b/src/classes/batch-event-loader.ts
index 5ca457d10..69fdf834a 100644
--- a/src/classes/batch-event-loader.ts
+++ b/src/classes/batch-event-loader.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default class BatchEventLoader {
     this.start();
   }
 
-  update() {
+  async update() {
     // copy everything from next to pending
     for (const [key, defer] of this.next) this.pending.set(key, defer);
     this.next.clear();
@@ -99,9 +99,14 @@ export default class BatchEventLoader {
     if (this.pending.size > 0) {
       this.log(`Updating filters ${this.pending.size} events`);
 
-      this.subscription.filters = [{ ids: Array.from(this.pending.keys()) }];
-      this.subscription.update();
-      this.process.active = true;
+      try {
+        this.process.active = true;
+        this.subscription.filters = [{ ids: Array.from(this.pending.keys()) }];
+        await this.subscription.update();
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof Error) this.log(`Failed to update subscription`, error.message);
+        this.process.active = false;
+      }
     } else {
       this.log("Closing");
       this.subscription.close();
diff --git a/src/classes/batch-identifier-loader.ts b/src/classes/batch-identifier-loader.ts
index fa26fdaec..75945d51e 100644
--- a/src/classes/batch-identifier-loader.ts
+++ b/src/classes/batch-identifier-loader.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default class BatchIdentifierLoader {
     if (this.next.size > 0) this.requestUpdate();
   }
 
-  update() {
+  async update() {
     // copy everything from next to pending
     for (const [identifier, defer] of this.next) this.pending.set(identifier, defer);
     this.next.clear();
@@ -127,11 +127,16 @@ export default class BatchIdentifierLoader {
         dTags.push(identifier);
       }
 
-      this.subscription.filters = [];
-      if (dTags.length > 0) this.subscription.filters.push({ "#d": dTags, kinds: this.kinds });
+      try {
+        this.process.active = true;
+        this.subscription.filters = [];
+        if (dTags.length > 0) this.subscription.filters.push({ "#d": dTags, kinds: this.kinds });
 
-      this.subscription.update();
-      this.process.active = true;
+        await this.subscription.update();
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof Error) this.log(`Failed to update subscription`, error.message);
+        this.process.active = false;
+      }
     } else {
       this.log("Closing");
       this.subscription.close();
diff --git a/src/classes/batch-kind-pubkey-loader.ts b/src/classes/batch-kind-pubkey-loader.ts
index 626ba72b3..54e90cc5c 100644
--- a/src/classes/batch-kind-pubkey-loader.ts
+++ b/src/classes/batch-kind-pubkey-loader.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class BatchKindPubkeyLoader {
     if (this.next.size > 0) this.start();
   }
 
-  update() {
+  async update() {
     // copy everything from next to pending
     for (const [key, defer] of this.next) this.pending.set(key, defer);
     this.next.clear();
@@ -132,9 +132,14 @@ export default class BatchKindPubkeyLoader {
           .join(", "),
       );
 
-      this.subscription.filters = Array.from(Object.values(filters));
-      this.subscription.update();
-      this.process.active = true;
+      try {
+        this.process.active = true;
+        this.subscription.filters = Array.from(Object.values(filters));
+        await this.subscription.update();
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof Error) this.log(`Subscription failed to update`, error.message);
+        this.process.active = false;
+      }
     } else {
       this.log("Closing");
       this.subscription.close();
diff --git a/src/classes/batch-relation-loader.ts b/src/classes/batch-relation-loader.ts
index f8a95261e..90cd1052e 100644
--- a/src/classes/batch-relation-loader.ts
+++ b/src/classes/batch-relation-loader.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default class BatchRelationLoader {
     if (this.next.size > 0) this.requestUpdate();
   }
 
-  update() {
+  async update() {
     // copy everything from next to pending
     for (const [uid, defer] of this.next) this.pending.set(uid, defer);
     this.next.clear();
@@ -128,12 +128,17 @@ export default class BatchRelationLoader {
         else ids.push(uid);
       }
 
-      this.subscription.filters = [];
-      if (ids.length > 0) this.subscription.filters.push({ "#e": ids, kinds: this.kinds });
-      if (ids.length > 0) this.subscription.filters.push({ "#a": cords, kinds: this.kinds });
+      try {
+        this.process.active = true;
+        this.subscription.filters = [];
+        if (ids.length > 0) this.subscription.filters.push({ "#e": ids, kinds: this.kinds });
+        if (ids.length > 0) this.subscription.filters.push({ "#a": cords, kinds: this.kinds });
 
-      this.subscription.update();
-      this.process.active = true;
+        await this.subscription.update();
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof Error) this.log(`Failed to update subscription`, error.message);
+        this.process.active = false;
+      }
     } else {
       this.log("Closing");
       this.subscription.close();
diff --git a/src/classes/multi-subscription.ts b/src/classes/multi-subscription.ts
index fa39cff6d..f9468491e 100644
--- a/src/classes/multi-subscription.ts
+++ b/src/classes/multi-subscription.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ export default class MultiSubscription {
 
         if (subscription) {
           subscription.filters = this.filters;
-          subscription.update();
+          subscription.update().catch((err) => {
+            // eat error
+          });
         }
       }
     }
@@ -123,7 +125,9 @@ export default class MultiSubscription {
         (!isFilterEqual(this.cacheSubscription.filters, this.filters) || this.cacheSubscription.closed)
       ) {
         this.cacheSubscription.filters = this.filters;
-        this.cacheSubscription.update();
+        this.cacheSubscription.update().catch((err) => {
+          // eat error
+        });
       }
     } else if (this.cacheSubscription?.closed === false) {
       this.cacheSubscription.close();
diff --git a/src/classes/persistent-subscription.ts b/src/classes/persistent-subscription.ts
index ea84f3e95..8b5913cc9 100644
--- a/src/classes/persistent-subscription.ts
+++ b/src/classes/persistent-subscription.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ export default class PersistentSubscription {
     processManager.registerProcess(this.process);
   }
 
+  /** attempts to update the subscription */
   async update() {
-    if (!this.filters || this.filters.length === 0) return this;
+    if (!this.filters || this.filters.length === 0) throw new Error("Missing filters");
 
-    if (!(await relayPoolService.waitForOpen(this.relay))) return;
+    if (!(await relayPoolService.waitForOpen(this.relay))) throw new Error("Failed to connect to relay");
 
     // check if its possible to subscribe to this relay
-    if (!relayPoolService.canSubscribe(this.relay)) return;
+    if (!relayPoolService.canSubscribe(this.relay)) throw new Error("Cant subscribe to relay");
 
     this.closed = false;
     this.process.active = true;
@@ -70,9 +71,7 @@ export default class PersistentSubscription {
       // NOTE: reset the eosed flag since nostr-tools dose not
       this.subscription.eosed = false;
       this.subscription.fire();
-    }
-
-    return this;
+    } else throw new Error("Subscription filters have not changed");
   }
   close() {
     if (this.closed) return this;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6757e3b76..c1438f1a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6238,10 +6238,10 @@ normalize-package-data@^2.5.0:
     semver "2 || 3 || 4 || 5"
     validate-npm-package-license "^3.0.1"
 
-nostr-idb@^2.1.5:
-  version "2.1.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nostr-idb/-/nostr-idb-2.1.5.tgz#672b0a7689b6fd17fbf5cd9e466cabd388c436e1"
-  integrity sha512-4ZD8qT5Yud3OF7pEbQ7JzRIG+nRJlaskYD8BMNN0TDzAt7WTZQMRKV85UhocX3MXB6EuYZkxsN0VyI1qItWtLA==
+nostr-idb@^2.1.6:
+  version "2.1.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nostr-idb/-/nostr-idb-2.1.6.tgz#d62dcbc9c332b7e1be17a7aa7ae4091b39276183"
+  integrity sha512-1iWqeL1+bVWVmkYLHB6vDt36VxPCbdIzoHqUBEp+8ElXXgmLYIwq9V9y+n1BYHZTV6E95/sOs02PRb3eRMJ/jw==
   dependencies:
     debug "^4.3.6"
     idb "^8.0.0"