diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1f6401..e3cdc86 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paravel",
-  "version": "0.4.18",
+  "version": "0.4.19",
   "description": "Yet another toolkit for nostr",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/util/nostr.ts b/src/util/nostr.ts
index c3e7027..63a0cbc 100644
--- a/src/util/nostr.ts
+++ b/src/util/nostr.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ export const hasValidSignature = cached<string, boolean, [Event]>({
       return 'invalid'
     }
   },
-  getValue: ([e]: [Event]) => verifyEvent(e),
+  getValue: ([e]: [Event]) => {
+    try {
+      return verifyEvent(e)
+    } catch (err) {
+      return false
+    }
+  },
 })
 
 // ==========================================================================