diff --git a/database/entities/Status.ts b/database/entities/Status.ts
index 9505a481..c9ab43e8 100644
--- a/database/entities/Status.ts
+++ b/database/entities/Status.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ import { parse } from "marked";
 import { client } from "~database/datasource";
 import type { APIAttachment } from "~types/entities/attachment";
 import type { APIStatus } from "~types/entities/status";
-import type { LysandPublication, Note } from "~types/lysand/Object";
+import type { Note } from "~types/lysand/Object";
 import type * as Lysand from "lysand-types";
 import { applicationToAPI } from "./Application";
 import { attachmentToAPI, attachmentToLysand } from "./Attachment";
 import { emojiToAPI, emojiToLysand, parseEmojis } from "./Emoji";
 import type { UserWithRelations } from "./User";
-import { resolveUser, parseMentionsUris, userToAPI } from "./User";
+import { resolveUser, userToAPI } from "./User";
 import { statusAndUserRelations, userRelations } from "./relations";
 import { objectToInboxRequest } from "./Federation";
 
diff --git a/database/entities/User.ts b/database/entities/User.ts
index 7d66708d..d6437bfe 100644
--- a/database/entities/User.ts
+++ b/database/entities/User.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ export const resolveUser = async (uri: string) => {
 
     if (foundUser) return foundUser;
 
+    if (!URL.canParse(uri)) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid URI to parse ${uri}`);
+    }
+
     const response = await fetch(uri, {
         method: "GET",
         headers: {