diff --git a/packages/api/src/server.ts b/packages/api/src/server.ts
index 0cf7cad88..a6458730f 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/server.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,12 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
 
   // redis is optional
   if (env.redis.url) {
+    redisClient.on('error', (err) => {
+      console.error('Redis Client Error', err)
+    })
+
     await redisClient.connect()
+    console.log('Redis Client Connected:', env.redis.url)
   }
 
   const { app, apollo, httpServer } = createApp()
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
index 48437b29e..cf179fd35 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -416,8 +416,15 @@ export const setRecentlySavedItemInRedis = async (
   // save the url in redis for 8 hours so rss-feeder won't try to re-save it
   const redisKey = `recent-saved-item:${userId}:${url}`
   const ttlInSeconds = 60 * 60 * 8
-  return redisClient.set(redisKey, 1, {
-    EX: ttlInSeconds,
-    NX: true,
-  })
+  try {
+    return redisClient.set(redisKey, 1, {
+      EX: ttlInSeconds,
+      NX: true,
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('error setting recently saved item in redis', {
+      redisKey,
+      error,
+    })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts b/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts
index df8e53761..1e36a7d02 100644
--- a/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,15 @@ const feedFetchFailedRedisKey = (feedUrl: string) =>
 
 const isFeedBlocked = async (feedUrl: string, redisClient: RedisClient) => {
   const key = feedFetchFailedRedisKey(feedUrl)
-  const result = await redisClient.get(key)
-  // if the feed has failed to fetch more than certain times, block it
-  const maxFailures = parseInt(process.env.MAX_FEED_FETCH_FAILURES ?? '10')
-  if (result && parseInt(result) > maxFailures) {
-    return true
+  try {
+    const result = await redisClient.get(key)
+    // if the feed has failed to fetch more than certain times, block it
+    const maxFailures = parseInt(process.env.MAX_FEED_FETCH_FAILURES ?? '10')
+    if (result && parseInt(result) > maxFailures) {
+      return true
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to check feed block status', feedUrl, error)
   }
 
   return false
@@ -75,11 +79,16 @@ const isFeedBlocked = async (feedUrl: string, redisClient: RedisClient) => {
 
 const blockFeed = async (feedUrl: string, redisClient: RedisClient) => {
   const key = feedFetchFailedRedisKey(feedUrl)
-  const result = await redisClient.incr(key)
-  // expire the key in 1 day
-  await redisClient.expire(key, 24 * 60 * 60, 'NX')
+  try {
+    const result = await redisClient.incr(key)
+    // expire the key in 1 day
+    await redisClient.expire(key, 24 * 60 * 60, 'NX')
 
-  return result
+    return result
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to block feed', feedUrl, error)
+    return null
+  }
 }
 
 export const isContentFetchBlocked = (feedUrl: string) => {