diff --git a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift
index 1d353c83..f92d3c46 100644
--- a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift
+++ b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Mention.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ public struct Mention: Codable, Sendable {
         self.username = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .username)
         self.acct = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .acct)
         self.id = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .id)
-        self.url = try container.decode(WebURL.self, forKey: .url)
+        do {
+            self.url = try container.decode(WebURL.self, forKey: .url)
+        } catch {
+            let s = try? container.decode(String.self, forKey: .url)
+            throw DecodingError.dataCorruptedError(forKey: .url, in: container, debugDescription: "Could not decode URL '\(s ?? "<failed to decode string>")'")
+        }
     }
     
     public init(url: WebURL, username: String, acct: String, id: String) {