diff --git a/src/main/events/profile/sync-friend-requests.ts b/src/main/events/profile/sync-friend-requests.ts
index 4b89701a..c7dfbd81 100644
--- a/src/main/events/profile/sync-friend-requests.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/profile/sync-friend-requests.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
 import { HydraApi } from "@main/services";
+import { UserNotLoggedInError } from "@shared";
 import { FriendRequestSync } from "@types";
 
 const syncFriendRequests = async (_event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent) => {
-  return HydraApi.get<FriendRequestSync>(`/profile/friend-requests/sync`);
+  return HydraApi.get<FriendRequestSync>(`/profile/friend-requests/sync`).catch(
+    (err) => {
+      if (err instanceof UserNotLoggedInError) {
+        return { friendRequests: [] };
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  );
 };
 
 registerEvent("syncFriendRequests", syncFriendRequests);
diff --git a/src/main/events/user/get-blocked-users.ts b/src/main/events/user/get-blocked-users.ts
index 3d213898..7df6bf9a 100644
--- a/src/main/events/user/get-blocked-users.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/user/get-blocked-users.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
 import { HydraApi } from "@main/services";
+import { UserNotLoggedInError } from "@shared";
 import { UserBlocks } from "@types";
 
 export const getBlockedUsers = async (
@@ -7,7 +8,12 @@ export const getBlockedUsers = async (
   take: number,
   skip: number
 ): Promise<UserBlocks> => {
-  return HydraApi.get(`/profile/blocks`, { take, skip });
+  return HydraApi.get(`/profile/blocks`, { take, skip }).catch((err) => {
+    if (err instanceof UserNotLoggedInError) {
+      return { blocks: [] };
+    }
+    throw err;
+  });
 };
 
 registerEvent("getBlockedUsers", getBlockedUsers);