diff --git a/url.py b/url.py
index de456bbe68..cfe4140de8 100644
--- a/url.py
+++ b/url.py
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ def process_urls(bot, trigger, urls):
     for url in urls:
         if not url.startswith(exclusion_char):
             # Magic stuff to account for international domain names
-            url = iri_to_uri(url)
+            try:
+                url = iri_to_uri(url)
+            except:
+                pass
             # First, check that the URL we got doesn't match
             matched = check_callbacks(bot, trigger, url, False)
             if matched: