diff --git a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Status.swift b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Status.swift
index 133a5d47..a5ff6f37 100644
--- a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Status.swift
+++ b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Status.swift
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ public final class Status: StatusProtocol, Decodable, Sendable {
         let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         self.id = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .id)
         self.uri = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .uri)
-        self.url = try container.decodeIfPresent(WebURL.self, forKey: .url)
+        do {
+            self.url = try container.decodeIfPresent(WebURL.self, forKey: .url)
+        } catch {
+            let s = (try? container.decode(String.self, forKey: .url)) ?? "<failed to decode string>"
+            throw DecodingError.dataCorruptedError(forKey: .url, in: container, debugDescription: "Could not decode URL '\(s)', reason: \(String(describing: error))")
+        }
         self.account = try container.decode(Account.self, forKey: .account)
         self.inReplyToID = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .inReplyToID)
         self.inReplyToAccountID = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .inReplyToAccountID)