diff --git a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
--- a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
@@ -757,19 +757,24 @@
   );
 }
 
-function useFetchInboxes(): (
-  category?: 'archived' | 'request',
-) => Promise<$ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterInboxConversation>> {
+function useFetchInboxes(): (category?: 'archived' | 'request') => Promise<{
+  +conversations: $ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterInboxConversation>,
+  +fetchSuccessful: boolean,
+}> {
   const fetchFarcasterInbox = useFetchFarcasterInbox();
   const { addLog } = useDebugLogs();
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (
       category?: 'archived' | 'request',
-    ): Promise<$ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterInboxConversation>> => {
+    ): Promise<{
+      +conversations: $ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterInboxConversation>,
+      +fetchSuccessful: boolean,
+    }> => {
       const allConversations: Array<FarcasterInboxConversation> = [];
       let currentCursor = null;
       let pageNumber = 0;
+      let fetchSuccessful = true;
 
       while (true) {
         pageNumber++;
@@ -820,24 +825,31 @@
             }),
             new Set([logTypes.FARCASTER]),
           );
+          fetchSuccessful = false;
           break;
         }
       }
 
-      return allConversations;
+      return { conversations: allConversations, fetchSuccessful };
     },
     [addLog, fetchFarcasterInbox],
   );
 }
 
-function useFetchInboxIDs(): (
-  category?: 'archived' | 'request',
-) => Promise<$ReadOnlyArray<string>> {
+function useFetchInboxIDs(): (category?: 'archived' | 'request') => Promise<{
+  +conversationIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
+  +fetchSuccessful: boolean,
+}> {
   const fetchInboxes = useFetchInboxes();
   return React.useCallback(
     async (category?: 'archived' | 'request') => {
-      const conversations = await fetchInboxes(category);
-      return conversations.map(conversation => conversation.conversationId);
+      const { conversations, fetchSuccessful } = await fetchInboxes(category);
+      return {
+        conversationIDs: conversations.map(
+          conversation => conversation.conversationId,
+        ),
+        fetchSuccessful,
+      };
     },
     [fetchInboxes],
   );
@@ -908,9 +920,16 @@
           fetchInboxes('request'),
           fetchInboxes('archived'),
         ]);
-        const conversations = inboxResults.flat();
+        const allFetchSuccessful = inboxResults.every(
+          result => result.fetchSuccessful,
+        );
+        const conversations = inboxResults.flatMap(
+          result => result.conversationIDs,
+        );
 
-        removeDeadThreads(conversations);
+        if (allFetchSuccessful) {
+          removeDeadThreads(conversations);
+        }
 
         if (conversations.length === 0) {
           addLog(
@@ -980,12 +999,19 @@
           fetchInboxes('request'),
           fetchInboxes('archived'),
         ]);
-        const conversations = inboxResults.flat();
+        const allFetchSuccessful = inboxResults.every(
+          result => result.fetchSuccessful,
+        );
+        const conversations = inboxResults.flatMap(
+          result => result.conversations,
+        );
         const conversationIDs = conversations.map(
           conversation => conversation.conversationId,
         );
 
-        removeDeadThreads(conversationIDs);
+        if (allFetchSuccessful) {
+          removeDeadThreads(conversationIDs);
+        }
 
         const threadIDs = new Set(Object.keys(threadInfos));
         const newConversationIDs = [];