diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestAccountSearch.js b/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestAccountSearch.js
index c00f4df6..c848d826 100644
--- a/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestAccountSearch.js
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestAccountSearch.js
@@ -73,13 +73,17 @@ export function doAccountSearch (searchText) {
     })
   }
 
+  function onError (err) {
+    console.warn('ignored autosuggest error', err)
+  }
+
   scheduleIdleTask(() => {
     if (canceled) {
       return
     }
     // run the two searches in parallel
-    searchAccountsLocally().then(onNewResults)
-    searchAccountsRemotely().then(onNewResults)
+    searchAccountsLocally().then(onNewResults).catch(onError)
+    searchAccountsRemotely().then(onNewResults).catch(onError)
   })
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestHashtagSearch.js b/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestHashtagSearch.js
index 10f1fd08..94576c4b 100644
--- a/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestHashtagSearch.js
+++ b/src/routes/_actions/autosuggestHashtagSearch.js
@@ -33,12 +33,16 @@ export function doHashtagSearch (searchText) {
   }
 
   scheduleIdleTask(async () => {
-    const results = await requestThrottler.request()
-    store.setForCurrentAutosuggest({
-      autosuggestType: 'hashtag',
-      autosuggestSelected: 0,
-      autosuggestSearchResults: results
-    })
+    try {
+      const results = await requestThrottler.request()
+      store.setForCurrentAutosuggest({
+        autosuggestType: 'hashtag',
+        autosuggestSelected: 0,
+        autosuggestSearchResults: results
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('ignored autosuggest error', err)
+    }
   })
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/routes/_store/observers/autosuggestObservers.js b/src/routes/_store/observers/autosuggestObservers.js
index 1175c264..27e31e0f 100644
--- a/src/routes/_store/observers/autosuggestObservers.js
+++ b/src/routes/_store/observers/autosuggestObservers.js
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ export function autosuggestObservers () {
     const { composeFocused } = store.get()
     const autosuggestSelecting = store.getForCurrentAutosuggest('autosuggestSelecting')
     if (!composeFocused || !autosuggestSearchText || autosuggestSelecting) {
+      resetAutosuggest()
       return
     }
 
-    resetAutosuggest()
     if (autosuggestSearchText.startsWith(':')) { // emoji
       lastSearch = doEmojiSearch(autosuggestSearchText)
     } else if (autosuggestSearchText.startsWith('#')) { // hashtag