diff --git a/jarvis/cogs/dev.py b/jarvis/cogs/dev.py
index 946e374..f746d23 100644
--- a/jarvis/cogs/dev.py
+++ b/jarvis/cogs/dev.py
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ class DevCog(Scale):
     async def _encode(self, ctx: InteractionContext, method: str, data: str) -> None:
         mstr = method
         method = getattr(base64, method + "encode")
-        encoded = method(data.encode("UTF-8")).decode("UTF-8")
+        try:
+            encoded = method(data.encode("UTF-8")).decode("UTF-8")
+        except Exception as e:
+            await ctx.send(f"Failed to encode data: {e}")
+            return
         fields = [
             EmbedField(name="Plaintext", value=f"`{data}`", inline=False),
             EmbedField(name=mstr, value=f"`{encoded}`", inline=False),
@@ -232,7 +236,11 @@ class DevCog(Scale):
     async def _decode(self, ctx: InteractionContext, method: str, data: str) -> None:
         mstr = method
         method = getattr(base64, method + "decode")
-        decoded = method(data.encode("UTF-8")).decode("UTF-8")
+        try:
+            decoded = method(data.encode("UTF-8")).decode("UTF-8")
+        except Exception as e:
+            await ctx.send(f"Failed to decode data: {e}")
+            return
         if invites.search(decoded):
             await ctx.send(
                 "Please don't use this to bypass invite restrictions",