diff --git a/lib/widgets/favicon.dart b/lib/widgets/favicon.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ceb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/widgets/favicon.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+class PostFavicon extends StatelessWidget {
+  final String faviconData;
+  const PostFavicon(this.faviconData, {super.key});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    try {
+      return Image.memory(
+        base64Decode(faviconData.split(',')[1]),
+        width: 20,
+        height: 20,
+        errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
+          print("Failed to render favicon: $error");
+          return Container();
+        },
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      print("Caught exception while trying to render favicon: $e");
+      return Container();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/homepage_post.dart b/lib/widgets/homepage_post.dart
index ebd6e98..cc86605 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/homepage_post.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/homepage_post.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:feet/pages/article.dart';
+import 'package:feet/widgets/favicon.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import '../api/api.dart';
@@ -78,11 +79,7 @@ class _HomepagePostState extends State<HomepagePost> {
                     favicon?.data != null
                         ? Container(
                           margin: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(0, 0, 6, 4),
-                          child: Image.memory(
-                            base64Decode(favicon!.data.split(',')[1]),
-                            width: 20,
-                            height: 20,
-                          ),
+                          child: PostFavicon(favicon!.data),
                         )
                         : Container(),
                     Expanded(