diff --git a/public/js/Room.js b/public/js/Room.js
index 330c85c7..ae6650d2 100644
--- a/public/js/Room.js
+++ b/public/js/Room.js
@@ -386,11 +386,15 @@ function setTippy(elem, content, placement, allowHTML = false) {
         if (element._tippy) {
             element._tippy.destroy();
         }
-        tippy(element, {
-            content: content,
-            placement: placement,
-            allowHTML: allowHTML,
-        });
+        try {
+            tippy(element, {
+                content: content,
+                placement: placement,
+                allowHTML: allowHTML,
+            });
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error('setTippy error', err.message);
+        }
     } else {
         console.warn('setTippy element not found with content', content);
     }
diff --git a/public/js/RoomClient.js b/public/js/RoomClient.js
index e5899724..cd760c0b 100644
--- a/public/js/RoomClient.js
+++ b/public/js/RoomClient.js
@@ -2571,11 +2571,15 @@ class RoomClient {
             if (element._tippy) {
                 element._tippy.destroy();
             }
-            tippy(element, {
-                content: content,
-                placement: placement,
-                allowHTML: allowHTML,
-            });
+            try {
+                tippy(element, {
+                    content: content,
+                    placement: placement,
+                    allowHTML: allowHTML,
+                });
+            } catch (err) {
+                console.error('setTippy error', err.message);
+            }
         } else {
             console.warn('setTippy element not found with content', content);
         }