diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/util/api.ts b/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/util/api.ts
index cbc67a255b..f2977b6877 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/util/api.ts
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/file-tree/util/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import { postJSON } from '../../../infrastructure/fetch-json'
+import { debugConsole } from '@/utils/debugging'
 
 export const refreshProjectMetadata = (projectId: string, entityId: string) =>
-  postJSON(`/project/${projectId}/doc/${entityId}/metadata`)
+  postJSON(`/project/${projectId}/doc/${entityId}/metadata`).catch(
+    debugConsole.error
+  )
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/context/metadata-context.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/context/metadata-context.tsx
index f8aeec6ca9..1725cbd364 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/context/metadata-context.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/ide-react/context/metadata-context.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { useIdeReactContext } from '@/features/ide-react/context/ide-react-conte
 import { useConnectionContext } from '@/features/ide-react/context/connection-context'
 import { useEditorOpenDocContext } from '@/features/ide-react/context/editor-open-doc-context'
 import { getJSON, postJSON } from '@/infrastructure/fetch-json'
+import { debugConsole } from '@/utils/debugging'
 import { useOnlineUsersContext } from '@/features/ide-react/context/online-users-context'
 import useSocketListener from '@/features/ide-react/hooks/use-socket-listener'
 import useEventListener from '@/shared/hooks/use-event-listener'
@@ -92,14 +93,14 @@ export const MetadataProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => {
   }, [])
 
   const loadProjectMetaFromServer = useCallback(() => {
-    getJSON(`/project/${projectId}/metadata`).then(
-      (response: { projectMeta: DocumentsMetadata }) => {
+    getJSON(`/project/${projectId}/metadata`)
+      .then((response: { projectMeta: DocumentsMetadata }) => {
         const { projectMeta } = response
         if (projectMeta) {
           setDocuments(projectMeta)
         }
-      }
-    )
+      })
+      .catch(debugConsole.error)
   }, [projectId])
 
   const loadDocMetaFromServer = useCallback(
@@ -111,13 +112,15 @@ export const MetadataProvider: FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => {
         body: {
           broadcast,
         },
-      }).then((response: DocMetadataResponse) => {
-        if (!broadcast && response) {
-          // handle the POST response like a broadcast event when there are no
-          // other users in the project.
-          onBroadcastDocMeta(response)
-        }
       })
+        .then((response: DocMetadataResponse) => {
+          if (!broadcast && response) {
+            // handle the POST response like a broadcast event when there are no
+            // other users in the project.
+            onBroadcastDocMeta(response)
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(debugConsole.error)
     },
     [onBroadcastDocMeta, onlineUsersCount, projectId]
   )