diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8eee349e3..d0adede57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Release Notes
+- Fixed a crash that could occur while Nos was in the background.
 - Fixed a bug where Nos sometimes wouldn't reconnect to relays.
 - Added nos.lol to the default relay list for new accounts and removed relay.snort.social.
 - Show quoted notes in note cards.
diff --git a/Nos/Service/PushNotificationService.swift b/Nos/Service/PushNotificationService.swift
index a7bfcca49..28ed2aa15 100644
--- a/Nos/Service/PushNotificationService.swift
+++ b/Nos/Service/PushNotificationService.swift
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import Combine
     @Dependency(\.persistenceController) private var persistenceController
     @Dependency(\.router) private var router
     @Dependency(\.analytics) private var analytics
+    @Dependency(\.crashReporting) private var crashReporting
     @Dependency(\.userDefaults) private var userDefaults
     @Dependency(\.currentUser) private var currentUser
     
@@ -91,8 +92,13 @@ import Combine
             cacheName: nil
         )
         notificationWatcher?.delegate = self
-        try? await modelContext.perform {
-            try self.notificationWatcher?.performFetch()
+        await modelContext.perform { [weak self] in
+            do { 
+                try self?.notificationWatcher?.performFetch()
+            } catch {
+                Log.error("Error watching notifications:")
+                self?.crashReporting.report(error)
+            }
         }
         
         let userMentionsFilter = Filter(