diff --git a/components/fiscal-sponsorship/first/stats.js b/components/fiscal-sponsorship/first/stats.js
index 163e11190..d193640db 100644
--- a/components/fiscal-sponsorship/first/stats.js
+++ b/components/fiscal-sponsorship/first/stats.js
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ function formatMoney(amount) {
 }
 
 const Stats = ({ stats }) => {
+  if (stats.transactions_volume === undefined) {
+    return null
+  }
   const [balance, setBalance] = useState(0) // A formatted balance string, split by decimal
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -64,7 +67,6 @@ const Stats = ({ stats }) => {
 
     return () => observer.disconnect()
   }, [stats.transactions_volume])
-
   return (
     <Box id="parent">
       <Flex sx={{ flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center' }}>
@@ -103,11 +105,20 @@ const Stats = ({ stats }) => {
 
 export async function getStaticProps(context) {
   const res = await fetch(`https://hcb.hackclub.com/stats`)
-  const stats = await res.json()
-
-  return {
-    props: {
-      stats
+  try {
+    const stats = await res.json()
+    return {
+      props: {
+        stats
+      },
+      revalidate: 10
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    return {
+      props: {
+        stats: {}
+      },
+      revalidate: 10
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/index/cards/hcb.js b/components/index/cards/hcb.js
index 7262e1eb0..a0720b70e 100644
--- a/components/index/cards/hcb.js
+++ b/components/index/cards/hcb.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function Bank({ data }) {
           color: 'snow'
         }}
         badge
-        text={data[0]}
+        text={data[0] === 'error' ? 'The coolest money thing' : data[0]}
       >
         <Heading
           variant="title"
diff --git a/pages/fiscal-sponsorship/first.js b/pages/fiscal-sponsorship/first.js
index f9f439e9a..6cb509553 100644
--- a/pages/fiscal-sponsorship/first.js
+++ b/pages/fiscal-sponsorship/first.js
@@ -184,12 +184,20 @@ export default function First({ stats }) {
 
 export async function getStaticProps(context) {
   const res = await fetch(`https://hcb.hackclub.com/stats`)
-  const stats = await res.json()
-
-  return {
-    props: {
-      stats
-    },
-    revalidate: 10
+  try {
+    const stats = await res.json()
+    return {
+      props: {
+        stats
+      },
+      revalidate: 60 * 60 // once an hour
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    return {
+      props: {
+        stats: {}
+      },
+      revalidate: 60 * 60 // once an hour
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/pages/index.js b/pages/index.js
index 5573d97e3..6457a3118 100644
--- a/pages/index.js
+++ b/pages/index.js
@@ -1221,17 +1221,20 @@ export async function getStaticProps() {
 
   // HCB: get total raised
   let bankData = []
-  let initialBankData = await fetch('https://hcb.hackclub.com/stats').then(r =>
-    r.json()
-  )
-  let raised = initialBankData.raised / 100
+  let initialBankData = await fetch('https://hcb.hackclub.com/stats')
+  try {
+    const bd = await initialBankData.json()
+    let raised = bd.raised / 100
 
-  bankData.push(
-    `💰 ${raised.toLocaleString('en-US', {
-      style: 'currency',
-      currency: 'USD'
-    })} raised`
-  )
+    bankData.push(
+      `💰 ${raised.toLocaleString('en-US', {
+        style: 'currency',
+        currency: 'USD'
+      })} raised`
+    )
+  } catch {
+    bankData.push('error')
+  }
 
   // Slack: get total raised
   const { Slack: Slacky } = require('./api/slack')