diff --git a/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/patrons.mjs b/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/patrons.mjs
index 1f324afa3cf..b908147872e 100644
--- a/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/patrons.mjs
+++ b/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/patrons.mjs
@@ -11,19 +11,25 @@ export const prebuildPatrons = async(site) => {
   console.log()
   console.log(`Prebuilding patron list for freesewing.${site}`)
 
-  const patrons = await axios.get('https://backend.freesewing.org/patrons')
-  if (patrons?.data) {
-    const list = [
+  let patrons
+  try {
+    patrons = await axios.get('https://backend.freesewing.org/patrons')
+  }
+  catch (err) {
+    console.log(`⚠️  Failed to load patron list`)
+  }
+
+  const list = patrons?.data
+    ? [
       ...patrons.data['2'].map(p => ({hande: p.handle, username: p.username, img: p.pictureUris.s })),
       ...patrons.data['4'].map(p => ({hande: p.handle, username: p.username, img: p.pictureUris.s })),
       ...patrons.data['8'].map(p => ({hande: p.handle, username: p.username, img: p.pictureUris.s })),
-    ]
+    ] : []
 
-    // Write to json
-    fs.writeFileSync(
-      path.resolve('..', `freesewing.${site}`, 'prebuild', `patrons.js`),
-      `export default ${JSON.stringify(list, null ,2)}`
-    )
-  }
+  // Write to json
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.resolve('..', `freesewing.${site}`, 'prebuild', `patrons.js`),
+    `export default ${JSON.stringify(list, null ,2)}`
+  )
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/strapi.mjs b/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/strapi.mjs
index 5e6433bc4d8..35ec626bd38 100644
--- a/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/strapi.mjs
+++ b/packages/freesewing.shared/prebuild/strapi.mjs
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ export const getPosts = async (type, site, lang) => {
     res = await axios.get(buildUrl(type, site, lang))
   }
   catch (err) {
-    console.log(err)
+    console.log(`⚠️  Failed to load ${type} posts [${lang}]`)
   }
   const posts = {}
-  for (const post of res.data) {
+  for (const post of res?.data || []) {
     const intro = await postIntro(`---\n---\n\n${post.body}`)
     posts[post.slug] = { ...post, intro: intro.data.intro }
   }