diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/threebox.js b/app/scripts/controllers/threebox.js
index ab78ad46d..e6ae41f9c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/threebox.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/threebox.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class ThreeBoxController {
       const threeBoxConfig = await Box.getConfig(this.address)
       backupExists = threeBoxConfig.spaces && threeBoxConfig.spaces.metamask
     } catch (e) {
-      if (e.message.match(/^Error: Invalid response (404)/)) {
+      if (e.message.match(/^Error: Invalid response \(404\)/)) {
         backupExists = false
       } else {
         throw e
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index d6c19deb8..9e339d596 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -754,12 +754,16 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     await this.preferencesController.syncAddresses(accounts)
     await this.txController.pendingTxTracker.updatePendingTxs()
 
-    const threeBoxSyncingAllowed = this.threeBoxController.getThreeBoxSyncingState()
-    if (threeBoxSyncingAllowed && !this.threeBoxController.box) {
-      await this.threeBoxController.new3Box()
-      this.threeBoxController.turnThreeBoxSyncingOn()
-    } else if (threeBoxSyncingAllowed && this.threeBoxController.box) {
-      this.threeBoxController.turnThreeBoxSyncingOn()
+    try {
+      const threeBoxSyncingAllowed = this.threeBoxController.getThreeBoxSyncingState()
+      if (threeBoxSyncingAllowed && !this.threeBoxController.box) {
+        await this.threeBoxController.new3Box()
+        this.threeBoxController.turnThreeBoxSyncingOn()
+      } else if (threeBoxSyncingAllowed && this.threeBoxController.box) {
+        this.threeBoxController.turnThreeBoxSyncingOn()
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      log.error(error)
     }
 
     return this.keyringController.fullUpdate()