diff --git a/src/Content/Post/Factory/PostMedia.php b/src/Content/Post/Factory/PostMedia.php
index fe71b21973..dfebfd4874 100644
--- a/src/Content/Post/Factory/PostMedia.php
+++ b/src/Content/Post/Factory/PostMedia.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use Friendica\BaseFactory;
 use Friendica\Capabilities\ICanCreateFromTableRow;
 use Friendica\Content\Post\Entity;
 use Friendica\Network;
+use Friendica\Util\Network as UtilNetwork;
 use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Uri;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use stdClass;
@@ -48,24 +49,24 @@ class PostMedia extends BaseFactory implements ICanCreateFromTableRow
 	{
 		return new Entity\PostMedia(
 			$row['uri-id'],
-			$row['url'] ? new Uri($row['url']) : null,
+			UtilNetwork::createUriFromString($row['url']),
 			$row['type'],
 			$this->mimeTypeFactory->createFromContentType($row['mimetype']),
 			$row['media-uri-id'],
 			$row['width'],
 			$row['height'],
 			$row['size'],
-			$row['preview'] ? new Uri($row['preview']) : null,
+			UtilNetwork::createUriFromString($row['preview']),
 			$row['preview-width'],
 			$row['preview-height'],
 			$row['description'],
 			$row['name'],
-			$row['author-url'] ? new Uri($row['author-url']) : null,
+			UtilNetwork::createUriFromString($row['author-url']),
 			$row['author-name'],
-			$row['author-image'] ? new Uri($row['author-image']) : null,
-			$row['publisher-url'] ? new Uri($row['publisher-url']) : null,
+			UtilNetwork::createUriFromString($row['author-image']),
+			UtilNetwork::createUriFromString($row['publisher-url']),
 			$row['publisher-name'],
-			$row['publisher-image'] ? new Uri($row['publisher-image']) : null,
+			UtilNetwork::createUriFromString($row['publisher-image']),
 			$row['blurhash'],
 			$row['id']
 		);
diff --git a/src/Content/Post/Repository/PostMedia.php b/src/Content/Post/Repository/PostMedia.php
index 405d9eb86b..70441e0c9d 100644
--- a/src/Content/Post/Repository/PostMedia.php
+++ b/src/Content/Post/Repository/PostMedia.php
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ class PostMedia extends BaseRepository
 
 		$Entities = new Collection\PostMedias();
 		foreach ($rows as $fields) {
-			$Entities[] = $this->factory->createFromTableRow($fields);
+			try {
+				$Entities[] = $this->factory->createFromTableRow($fields);
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {
+				$this->logger->warning('Invalid media row', ['code' => $e->getCode(), 'message' => $e->getMessage(), 'fields' => $fields]);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $Entities;
diff --git a/src/Util/Network.php b/src/Util/Network.php
index 495510189f..b2f472ba77 100644
--- a/src/Util/Network.php
+++ b/src/Util/Network.php
@@ -658,4 +658,24 @@ class Network
 		$scheme = parse_url($url, PHP_URL_SCHEME);
 		return !empty($scheme) && in_array($scheme, ['http', 'https']) && parse_url($url, PHP_URL_HOST);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates an Uri object out of a given Uri string
+	 *
+	 * @param string|null $uri
+	 * @return UriInterface|null
+	 */
+	public static function createUriFromString(string $uri = null): ?UriInterface
+	{
+		if (empty($uri)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			return new Uri($uri);
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			Logger::debug('Invalid URI', ['code' => $e->getCode(), 'message' => $e->getMessage(), 'uri' => $uri]);
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/Util/NetworkTest.php b/tests/src/Util/NetworkTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..945abf84db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/Util/NetworkTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Test\src\Util;
+
+use Friendica\Util\Network;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Network utility test class
+ */
+class NetworkTest extends TestCase
+{
+	public function testValidUri()
+	{
+		self::assertNotNull(Network::createUriFromString('https://friendi.ca'));
+		self::assertNotNull(Network::createUriFromString('magnet:?xs=https%3A%2F%2Ftube.jeena.net%2Flazy-static%2Ftorrents%2F04bec7a8-34de-4847-b080-6ee00c4b3d49-1080-hls.torrent&xt=urn:btih:5def5a24dfa7307e999a0d4f0fcc29c3e2b13be2&dn=My+fediverse+setup+-+I+host+everything+myself&tr=https%3A%2F%2Ftube.jeena.net%2Ftracker%2Fannounce&tr=wss%3A%2F%2Ftube.jeena.net%3A443%2Ftracker%2Fsocket&ws=https%3A%2F%2Ftube.jeena.net%2Fstatic%2Fstreaming-playlists%2Fhls%2F23989f41-e230-4dbf-9111-936bc730bf50%2Fe5905de3-e488-4bb8-a1e8-eb7a53ac24ad-1080-fragmented.mp4'));
+		self::assertNotNull(Network::createUriFromString('did:plc:geqiabvo4b4jnfv2paplzcge'));
+		self::assertNull(Network::createUriFromString('https://'));
+		self::assertNull(Network::createUriFromString(''));
+		self::assertNull(Network::createUriFromString(null));
+	}
+}