diff --git a/src/api/client_server/profile.rs b/src/api/client_server/profile.rs
index 53389143..e61c4f0e 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/profile.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/profile.rs
@@ -127,16 +127,18 @@ pub async fn get_displayname_route(
             .await?;
 
         // Create and update our local copy of the user
-        services().users.create(&body.user_id, None)?;
-        services()
+        // these are `let _` because it's fine if we can't find these for the user.
+        // also these requests are sent on room join so dead servers will make room joins annoying again
+        let _ = services().users.create(&body.user_id, None);
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_displayname(&body.user_id, response.displayname.clone())?;
-        services()
+            .set_displayname(&body.user_id, response.displayname.clone());
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_avatar_url(&body.user_id, response.avatar_url)?;
-        services()
+            .set_avatar_url(&body.user_id, response.avatar_url);
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_blurhash(&body.user_id, response.blurhash)?;
+            .set_blurhash(&body.user_id, response.blurhash);
 
         return Ok(get_display_name::v3::Response {
             displayname: response.displayname,
@@ -264,16 +266,18 @@ pub async fn get_avatar_url_route(
             .await?;
 
         // Create and update our local copy of the user
-        services().users.create(&body.user_id, None)?;
-        services()
+        // these are `let _` because it's fine if we can't find these for the user.
+        // also these requests are sent on room join so dead servers will make room joins annoying again
+        let _ = services().users.create(&body.user_id, None);
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_displayname(&body.user_id, response.displayname)?;
-        services()
+            .set_displayname(&body.user_id, response.displayname);
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_avatar_url(&body.user_id, response.avatar_url.clone())?;
-        services()
+            .set_avatar_url(&body.user_id, response.avatar_url.clone());
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_blurhash(&body.user_id, response.blurhash.clone())?;
+            .set_blurhash(&body.user_id, response.blurhash.clone());
 
         return Ok(get_avatar_url::v3::Response {
             avatar_url: response.avatar_url,
@@ -311,16 +315,18 @@ pub async fn get_profile_route(
             .await?;
 
         // Create and update our local copy of the user
-        services().users.create(&body.user_id, None)?;
-        services()
+        // these are `let _` because it's fine if we can't find these for the user.
+        // also these requests are sent on room join so dead servers will make room joins annoying again
+        let _ = services().users.create(&body.user_id, None);
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_displayname(&body.user_id, response.displayname.clone())?;
-        services()
+            .set_displayname(&body.user_id, response.displayname.clone());
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_avatar_url(&body.user_id, response.avatar_url.clone())?;
-        services()
+            .set_avatar_url(&body.user_id, response.avatar_url.clone());
+        let _ = services()
             .users
-            .set_blurhash(&body.user_id, response.blurhash.clone())?;
+            .set_blurhash(&body.user_id, response.blurhash.clone());
 
         return Ok(get_profile::v3::Response {
             displayname: response.displayname,