diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/MastodonApiServerService.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/MastodonApiServerService.ts
index 757610450a..5b682df529 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/MastodonApiServerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/mastodon/MastodonApiServerService.ts
@@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ export class MastodonApiServerService {
 		this.serverUtilityService.addFlattenedQueryType(fastify);
 
 		fastify.setErrorHandler((error, request, reply) => {
-			const data = getErrorData(error);
-			const status = getErrorStatus(error);
+			try {
+				const data = getErrorData(error);
+				const status = getErrorStatus(error);
 
-			this.logger.error(request, data, status);
+				this.logger.error(request, data, status);
 
-			reply.code(status).send(data);
+				reply.code(status).send(data);
+			} catch (e) {
+				this.logger.logger.error('Recursive error in mastodon API - this is a bug!', { e }, true);
+			}
 		});
 
 		// External endpoints