diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index ba9d002845..6293fc7726 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -404,14 +404,17 @@ open class ChatController(var ctrl: ChatCtrl?, val ntfManager: NtfManager, val a
 
   suspend fun apiGetChats(): List<Chat> {
     val r = sendCmd(CC.ApiGetChats())
-    if (r is CR.ApiChats ) return r.chats
-    throw Exception("failed getting the list of chats: ${r.responseType} ${r.details}")
+    if (r is CR.ApiChats) return r.chats
+    Log.e(TAG, "failed getting the list of chats: ${r.responseType} ${r.details}")
+    AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(generalGetString(R.string.failed_to_parse_chats_title), generalGetString(R.string.contact_developers))
+    return emptyList()
   }
 
   suspend fun apiGetChat(type: ChatType, id: Long, pagination: ChatPagination = ChatPagination.Last(ChatPagination.INITIAL_COUNT), search: String = ""): Chat? {
     val r = sendCmd(CC.ApiGetChat(type, id, pagination, search))
-    if (r is CR.ApiChat ) return r.chat
+    if (r is CR.ApiChat) return r.chat
     Log.e(TAG, "apiGetChat bad response: ${r.responseType} ${r.details}")
+    AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(generalGetString(R.string.failed_to_parse_chat_title), generalGetString(R.string.contact_developers))
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c38fa57242..5820cd060c 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
   <string name="error_saving_smp_servers">Error saving SMP servers</string>
   <string name="ensure_smp_server_address_are_correct_format_and_unique">Make sure SMP server addresses are in correct format, line separated and are not duplicated.</string>
   <string name="error_setting_network_config">Error updating network configuration</string>
+  <string name="failed_to_parse_chat_title">Failed to load chat</string>
+  <string name="failed_to_parse_chats_title">Failed to load chats</string>
+  <string name="contact_developers">Please update the app and contact developers.</string>
 
   <!-- API Error Responses - SimpleXAPI.kt -->
   <string name="connection_timeout">Connection timeout</string>