diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/event.router.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/event.router.ts
index da9ef468..59c31bac 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/event.router.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/event.router.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ const eventRouter: FastifyPluginCallback = (fastify, opts, done) => {
     ) => {
       try {
         const projectId = await validateSdkRequest(req.headers).catch(
-          logger.error
+          (error) => {
+            logger.error(error, 'Failed to validate sdk request');
+            return null;
+          }
         );
         if (!projectId) {
           return reply.status(401).send();
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/profile.router.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/profile.router.ts
index 8536352d..dfc66105 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/profile.router.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/profile.router.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import type { FastifyPluginCallback } from 'fastify';
 const eventRouter: FastifyPluginCallback = (fastify, opts, done) => {
   fastify.addHook('preHandler', async (req, reply) => {
     try {
-      const projectId = await validateSdkRequest(req.headers).catch(
-        logger.error
-      );
+      const projectId = await validateSdkRequest(req.headers).catch((error) => {
+        logger.error(error, 'Failed to validate sdk request');
+        return null;
+      });
       if (!projectId) {
         return reply.status(401).send();
       }
diff --git a/apps/api/src/utils/auth.ts b/apps/api/src/utils/auth.ts
index 0f99786d..05791b45 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/utils/auth.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/utils/auth.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ export async function validateSdkRequest(
     throw new Error('Ingestion: Missing client id');
   }
 
-  const client = await db.client.findUnique({
-    where: {
-      id: clientId,
-    },
-  });
+  const client = await db.client
+    .findUnique({
+      where: {
+        id: clientId,
+      },
+    })
+    .catch(() => null);
 
   if (!client) {
     throw new Error('Ingestion: Invalid client id');