diff --git a/lib/pleroma/instances/instance.ex b/lib/pleroma/instances/instance.ex
index 711c42158..8bf53c090 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/instances/instance.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/instances/instance.ex
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Instances.Instance do
   import Ecto.Query
   import Ecto.Changeset
 
+  require Logger
+
   schema "instances" do
     field(:host, :string)
     field(:unreachable_since, :naive_datetime_usec)
@@ -145,6 +147,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Instances.Instance do
 
       favicon
     end
+  rescue
+    e ->
+      Logger.warn("Instance.get_or_update_favicon(\"#{host}\") error: #{inspect(e)}")
+      nil
   end
 
   defp scrape_favicon(%URI{} = instance_uri) do
@@ -165,7 +171,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Instances.Instance do
         _ -> nil
       end
     rescue
-      _ -> nil
+      e ->
+        Logger.warn(
+          "Instance.scrape_favicon(\"#{to_string(instance_uri)}\") error: #{inspect(e)}"
+        )
+
+        nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/instances/instance_test.exs b/test/web/instances/instance_test.exs
index e463200ca..dc6ace843 100644
--- a/test/web/instances/instance_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/instances/instance_test.exs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Instances.InstanceTest do
 
   use Pleroma.DataCase
 
+  import ExUnit.CaptureLog
   import Pleroma.Factory
 
   setup_all do: clear_config([:instance, :federation_reachability_timeout_days], 1)
@@ -97,4 +98,36 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Instances.InstanceTest do
       assert initial_value == instance.unreachable_since
     end
   end
+
+  test "Scrapes favicon URLs" do
+    Tesla.Mock.mock(fn %{url: "https://favicon.example.org/"} ->
+      %Tesla.Env{
+        status: 200,
+        body: ~s[<html><head><link rel="icon" href="/favicon.png"></head></html>]
+      }
+    end)
+
+    assert "https://favicon.example.org/favicon.png" ==
+             Instance.get_or_update_favicon(URI.parse("https://favicon.example.org/"))
+  end
+
+  test "Returns nil on too long favicon URLs" do
+    long_favicon_url =
+      "https://Lorem.ipsum.dolor.sit.amet/consecteturadipiscingelit/Praesentpharetrapurusutaliquamtempus/Mauriseulaoreetarcu/atfacilisisorci/Nullamporttitor/nequesedfeugiatmollis/dolormagnaefficiturlorem/nonpretiumsapienorcieurisus/Nullamveleratsem/Maecenassedaccumsanexnam/favicon.png"
+
+    Tesla.Mock.mock(fn %{url: "https://long-favicon.example.org/"} ->
+      %Tesla.Env{
+        status: 200,
+        body: ~s[<html><head><link rel="icon" href="] <> long_favicon_url <> ~s["></head></html>]
+      }
+    end)
+
+    assert capture_log(fn ->
+             assert nil ==
+                      Instance.get_or_update_favicon(
+                        URI.parse("https://long-favicon.example.org/")
+                      )
+           end) =~
+             "Instance.get_or_update_favicon(\"long-favicon.example.org\") error: %Postgrex.Error{"
+  end
 end