diff --git a/js/models/conversations.js b/js/models/conversations.js
index 0fe7403a7..b10635e8f 100644
--- a/js/models/conversations.js
+++ b/js/models/conversations.js
@@ -735,13 +735,25 @@
             const willMakeThumbnail =
               Signal.Util.GoogleChrome.isImageTypeSupported(contentType) ||
               Signal.Util.GoogleChrome.isVideoTypeSupported(contentType);
+            const makeThumbnail = async () => {
+              try {
+                if (willMakeThumbnail) {
+                  return await this.makeThumbnailAttachment(attachment);
+                }
+              } catch (error) {
+                console.log(
+                  'Failed to create quote thumbnail',
+                  error && error.stack ? error.stack : error
+                );
+              }
+
+              return null;
+            };
 
             return {
               contentType,
               fileName: attachment.fileName,
-              thumbnail: willMakeThumbnail
-                ? await this.makeThumbnailAttachment(attachment)
-                : null,
+              thumbnail: makeThumbnail(),
             };
           })
         ),
diff --git a/js/views/file_input_view.js b/js/views/file_input_view.js
index 3f4b9298a..bfdb2fb5e 100644
--- a/js/views/file_input_view.js
+++ b/js/views/file_input_view.js
@@ -274,13 +274,21 @@
         this.addThumb(dataUrl);
       };
 
-      if (Signal.Util.GoogleChrome.isImageTypeSupported(contentType)) {
-        renderImagePreview();
-      } else if (Signal.Util.GoogleChrome.isVideoTypeSupported(contentType)) {
-        renderVideoPreview();
-      } else if (MIME.isAudio(contentType)) {
-        this.addThumb('images/audio.svg');
-      } else {
+      try {
+        if (Signal.Util.GoogleChrome.isImageTypeSupported(contentType)) {
+          await renderImagePreview();
+        } else if (Signal.Util.GoogleChrome.isVideoTypeSupported(contentType)) {
+          await renderVideoPreview();
+        } else if (MIME.isAudio(contentType)) {
+          this.addThumb('images/audio.svg');
+        } else {
+          this.addThumb('images/file.svg');
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.log(
+          `Was unable to generate thumbnail for file type ${contentType}`,
+          e && e.stack ? e.stack : e
+        );
         this.addThumb('images/file.svg');
       }