diff --git a/packages/server/modules/automate/clients/executionEngine.ts b/packages/server/modules/automate/clients/executionEngine.ts
index 1d110454a..1f2bca9e3 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/automate/clients/executionEngine.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/automate/clients/executionEngine.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@ const getApiUrl = (
   return url.toString()
 }
 
+const invokeSafeJsonRequest = async <
+  Response extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>
+>(
+  ...args: Parameters<typeof invokeRequest>
+): Promise<Response | null> => {
+  const [{ url, method }] = args
+  try {
+    return await invokeJsonRequest<Response>(...args)
+  } catch (e) {
+    automateLogger.error(
+      { url, method, err: e },
+      'Automate API request error suppressed.'
+    )
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
 const invokeJsonRequest = async <R = Record<string, unknown>>(
   ...args: Parameters<typeof invokeRequest>
 ) => {
@@ -381,13 +398,11 @@ export const getFunction = async (params: {
     query
   })
 
-  const result = await invokeJsonRequest<GetFunctionResponse>({
+  return await invokeSafeJsonRequest<GetFunctionResponse>({
     url,
     method: 'get',
     token
   })
-
-  return result
 }
 
 export type GetFunctionReleaseResponse = FunctionReleaseSchemaType
@@ -429,15 +444,17 @@ export const getFunctionRelease = async (params: {
   const { functionId, functionReleaseId } = params
   const url = getApiUrl(`/api/v1/functions/${functionId}/versions/${functionReleaseId}`)
 
-  const result = await invokeJsonRequest<GetFunctionReleaseResponse>({
+  const result = await invokeSafeJsonRequest<GetFunctionReleaseResponse>({
     url,
     method: 'get'
   })
 
-  return {
-    ...result,
-    functionId
-  }
+  return result
+    ? {
+        ...result,
+        functionId
+      }
+    : null
 }
 
 export type GetFunctionsResponse = {
@@ -461,12 +478,11 @@ export const getPublicFunctions = async (params: {
       featuredFunctionsOnly: true
     }
   })
-  const result = await invokeJsonRequest<GetFunctionsResponse>({
+
+  return await invokeSafeJsonRequest<GetFunctionsResponse>({
     url,
     method: 'get'
   })
-
-  return result
 }
 
 type GetUserFunctionsResponse = {
@@ -483,11 +499,11 @@ export const getUserFunctions = async (params: {
   body: {
     speckleServerAuthenticationPayload: AuthCodePayloadWithOrigin
   }
-}): Promise<GetUserFunctionsResponse> => {
+}) => {
   const { userId, query, body } = params
   const url = getApiUrl(`/api/v2/users/${userId}/functions`, { query })
 
-  return await invokeJsonRequest({
+  return await invokeSafeJsonRequest<GetUserFunctionsResponse>({
     url,
     method: 'POST',
     body,
@@ -509,11 +525,11 @@ export const getWorkspaceFunctions = async (params: {
   body: {
     speckleServerAuthenticationPayload: AuthCodePayloadWithOrigin
   }
-}): Promise<GetWorkspaceFunctionsResponse> => {
+}) => {
   const { workspaceId, query, body } = params
   const url = getApiUrl(`/api/v2/workspaces/${workspaceId}/functions`, { query })
 
-  return await invokeJsonRequest({
+  return await invokeSafeJsonRequest<GetWorkspaceFunctionsResponse>({
     url,
     method: 'POST',
     body,
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/automate/graph/resolvers/automate.ts b/packages/server/modules/automate/graph/resolvers/automate.ts
index ee7344520..0e9f83099 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/automate/graph/resolvers/automate.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/automate/graph/resolvers/automate.ts
@@ -473,6 +473,14 @@ export = (FF_AUTOMATE_MODULE_ENABLED
                   : {}
             })
 
+            if (!fn) {
+              return {
+                cursor: null,
+                totalCount: 0,
+                items: []
+              }
+            }
+
             return {
               cursor: fn.versionCursor,
               totalCount: fn.versionCount,
@@ -749,6 +757,14 @@ export = (FF_AUTOMATE_MODULE_ENABLED
               }
             })
 
+            if (!res) {
+              return {
+                cursor: null,
+                totalCount: 0,
+                items: []
+              }
+            }
+
             const items = res.items.map(convertFunctionToGraphQLReturn)
 
             return {
@@ -798,6 +814,14 @@ export = (FF_AUTOMATE_MODULE_ENABLED
               }
             })
 
+            if (!res) {
+              return {
+                cursor: null,
+                totalCount: 0,
+                items: []
+              }
+            }
+
             const items = res.functions.map(convertFunctionToGraphQLReturn)
 
             return {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/automate/services/automationManagement.ts b/packages/server/modules/automate/services/automationManagement.ts
index 14a4c9110..fe8a8c703 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/automate/services/automationManagement.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/automate/services/automationManagement.ts
@@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ export const createTestAutomationFactory =
     )
 
     // Get latest release for specified function
-    const { functionVersions: functionReleases } = await getFunction({ functionId })
+    const fn = await getFunction({ functionId })
 
-    if (!functionReleases || functionReleases.length === 0) {
+    if (!fn || !fn.functionVersions || fn.functionVersions.length === 0) {
       // TODO: This should probably be okay for test automations
       throw new AutomationCreationError(
         'The specified function does not have any releases'
       )
     }
 
-    const latestFunctionRelease = functionReleases[0]
+    const latestFunctionRelease = fn.functionVersions[0]
 
     // Create and store the automation record
     const automationId = cryptoRandomString({ length: 10 })
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ const validateNewRevisionFunctions =
       ),
       (r) =>
         updateId({
-          functionReleaseId: r.functionVersionId,
+          functionReleaseId: r?.functionVersionId ?? '',
           functionId: r.functionId
         })
     )
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts
index 7e4ebcdd2..9f6b5a95f 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/graph/resolvers/workspaces.ts
@@ -1171,6 +1171,14 @@ export = FF_WORKSPACES_MODULE_ENABLED
               }
             })
 
+            if (!res) {
+              return {
+                cursor: null,
+                totalCount: 0,
+                items: []
+              }
+            }
+
             const items = res.functions.map(convertFunctionToGraphQLReturn)
 
             return {