diff --git a/node/original_text.coffee b/node/original_text.coffee
index 0a086af69..3af479e8a 100644
--- a/node/original_text.coffee
+++ b/node/original_text.coffee
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ original_text = (app) =>
             res.end JSON.stringify result
         .catch (error) =>
             log.debug "Failed to fetch: #{url}: #{error}"
-            throw new Error("Failed to fetch: #{url}: #{error}")
+            # throw new Error("Failed to fetch: #{url}: #{error}")
             return res.end JSON.stringify error: "Failed to fetch #{url}: #{error}"
 
 
diff --git a/node/original_text.js b/node/original_text.js
index c5a8c6a77..c036cf273 100644
--- a/node/original_text.js
+++ b/node/original_text.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         return res.end(JSON.stringify(result));
       }).catch((error) => {
         log.debug(`Failed to fetch: ${url}: ${error}`);
-        throw new Error(`Failed to fetch: ${url}: ${error}`);
+        // throw new Error("Failed to fetch: #{url}: #{error}")
         return res.end(JSON.stringify({
           error: `Failed to fetch ${url}: ${error}`
         }));