diff --git a/lib/boards-api.js b/lib/boards-api.js
index 4015e41..883d22d 100644
--- a/lib/boards-api.js
+++ b/lib/boards-api.js
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ BoardsAPI.prototype.resolveIPNS = function(n,handler){
       } else {
         var url = r.Path
         if(url === undefined){
-          console.log('UNDEFINED URL',r)
-        }
-        if(this.users[n] != url) this.isUserProfile(url,(isit,err) => {
+          console.log('Could not resolve',n)
+          this.ee.emit('error',r.Message)
+        } else if(this.users[n] != url) this.isUserProfile(url,(isit,err) => {
           if(isit){
             console.log(n,'is a user')
             if(this.users[n] === undefined) this.ee.emit('user',n,url)
@@ -127,12 +127,17 @@ BoardsAPI.prototype.isUserProfile = function(addr,done){
   this.ipfs.cat(addr+this.baseurl+'ipfs-boards-version.txt',(err,r) => {
     if(err) return done(false,err)
     replyAsObj(r,false,(_,res) => {
-      var v = res.trim()
-      console.log('Version in profile snapshot',addr,'is',v)
-      if(v === this.version)
-        done(true)
-      else
-        done(false,'version mismatch: is "'+v+'" but should be "'+this.version+'"')
+      if(!res || !res.trim){
+        console.log('Could not read version from',addr)
+      } else {
+        var v = res.trim()
+        console.log('Version in profile snapshot',addr,'is',v)
+        if(v === this.version){
+          done(true)
+        } else {
+          done(false,'version mismatch: is "'+v+'" but should be "'+this.version+'"')
+        }
+      }
     })
   })
 }