From 9c5570f58cdbfa9a38c31ca14adfa32f9bb3f654 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: William Kray <github@williamkray.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:53:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] better error handling of banlist checks on room join

---
 community/bot.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/community/bot.py b/community/bot.py
index 3f601e1..04dfd4d 100644
--- a/community/bot.py
+++ b/community/bot.py
@@ -823,7 +823,11 @@ class CommunityBot(Plugin):
             if evt.room_id not in space_rooms:
                 return
             
-            on_banlist = await self.check_if_banned(evt.sender)
+            try:
+                on_banlist = await self.check_if_banned(evt.sender)
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.log.error(f"Failed to check if {evt.sender} is banned: {e}")
+                on_banlist = False
             if on_banlist:
                 await self.ban_this_user(evt.sender)
                 return