diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesproject/WalletMainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesproject/WalletMainActivity.kt
index d39bbdd..965561b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesproject/WalletMainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesproject/WalletMainActivity.kt
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ class WalletMainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             if (invitation.isNotEmpty()) {
                 val app = application as WalletApp
                 lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
-                    val (_, connection) = app.agent.oob.receiveInvitationFromUrl(invitation)
-                    showAlert("Connected to ${connection?.theirLabel ?: "unknown agent"}")
+                    try {
+                        val (_, connection) = app.agent.oob.receiveInvitationFromUrl(invitation)
+                        showAlert("Connected to ${connection?.theirLabel ?: "unknown agent"}")
+                    } catch (e: Exception) {
+                        showAlert("Unable to connect, please check your network connection")
+                    }
                 }
             }
             true
diff --git a/ariesframework/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesframework/routing/MediationRecipient.kt b/ariesframework/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesframework/routing/MediationRecipient.kt
index 106706b..8565432 100644
--- a/ariesframework/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesframework/routing/MediationRecipient.kt
+++ b/ariesframework/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/ariesframework/routing/MediationRecipient.kt
@@ -176,13 +176,21 @@ class MediationRecipient(private val agent: Agent, private val dispatcher: Dispa
 
         if (agent.agentConfig.mediatorPickupStrategy == MediatorPickupStrategy.PickUpV1) {
             val message = OutboundMessage(BatchPickupMessage(10), mediatorConnection)
-            agent.messageSender.send(message)
+            try {
+                agent.messageSender.send(message)
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                logger.debug("Pickup messages failed with the following error: ${e.message}")
+            }
         } else if (agent.agentConfig.mediatorPickupStrategy == MediatorPickupStrategy.Implicit) {
             // For implicit pickup, responseRequested must be set to false.
             // Since no response is requested, the mediator can respond with queued messages.
             // Otherwise, it would respond with a trust ping response.
             val message = OutboundMessage(TrustPingMessage("pickup", false), mediatorConnection)
-            agent.messageSender.send(message, "ws")
+            try {
+                agent.messageSender.send(message, "ws")
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                logger.debug("Pickup messages failed with the following error: ${e.message}")
+            }
         } else {
             throw RuntimeException("Unsupported mediator pickup strategy: ${agent.agentConfig.mediatorPickupStrategy}")
         }