diff --git a/app/components/AppAlert.tsx b/app/components/AppAlert.tsx
index bd09b8b..eb29727 100644
--- a/app/components/AppAlert.tsx
+++ b/app/components/AppAlert.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const AppAlert = () => {
     updateAlert();
   }, [alertSourceUrl]);
 
-  if (!alert || !alert.enabled) {
+  if (!alertSourceUrl || !alert || !alert.enabled) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/services/get-mod-manager-alert.ts b/app/services/get-mod-manager-alert.ts
index b3c0634..2ae6738 100644
--- a/app/services/get-mod-manager-alert.ts
+++ b/app/services/get-mod-manager-alert.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
+import { debugConsole } from '../helpers/console-log';
+
 export type ModManagerAlert = {
   enabled: boolean;
   message: string;
 };
 
 export async function getModManagerAlert(
-  url: string
+  url: string,
 ): Promise<ModManagerAlert> {
-  const response = await fetch(url);
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url);
 
-  if (!response.ok) {
-    throw new Error(`${response.statusText} (${response.status})`);
-  }
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`${response.statusText} (${response.status})`);
+    }
 
-  return (await response.json()) as ModManagerAlert;
+    return (await response.json()) as ModManagerAlert;
+  } catch (error) {
+    debugConsole.error(`Failed to get alert: ${error}`);
+    return { enabled: false, message: '' };
+  }
 }