diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/PersistentStorageUtilities/ThreadOperationsUtilities/ThreadOperations.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/PersistentStorageUtilities/ThreadOperationsUtilities/ThreadOperations.cpp
index 8a218ee57..972244112 100644
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/PersistentStorageUtilities/ThreadOperationsUtilities/ThreadOperations.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/PersistentStorageUtilities/ThreadOperationsUtilities/ThreadOperations.cpp
@@ -1,39 +1,40 @@
 #include "ThreadOperations.h"
 #include "../../../DatabaseManagers/DatabaseManager.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include <folly/String.h>
 #include <folly/json.h>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace comm {
 void ThreadOperations::updateSQLiteUnreadStatus(
     std::string &threadID,
     bool unread) {
   std::unique_ptr<Thread> thread =
       DatabaseManager::getQueryExecutor().getThread(threadID);
   if (thread == nullptr) {
-    throw std::runtime_error(
+    Logger::log(
         "Attempted to update non-existing thread with ID:  " + threadID);
+    return;
   }
   folly::dynamic updatedCurrentUser;
   try {
     updatedCurrentUser = folly::parseJson(thread->current_user);
   } catch (const folly::json::parse_error &e) {
     Logger::log(
         "Invalid json structure of current_user field of thread of id: " +
         threadID + ". Details: " + std::string(e.what()));
     return;
   }
   updatedCurrentUser["unread"] = unread;
   try {
     thread->current_user = folly::toJson(updatedCurrentUser);
   } catch (const folly::json::parse_error &e) {
     Logger::log(
         "Failed to serialize updated current_user JSON object. Details: " +
         std::string(e.what()));
     return;
   }
 
   DatabaseManager::getQueryExecutor().replaceThread(*thread);
 }
 } // namespace comm