diff --git a/packages/services/src/Domain/Encryption/UseCase/TypeA/DecryptPayloadWithKeyLookup.ts b/packages/services/src/Domain/Encryption/UseCase/TypeA/DecryptPayloadWithKeyLookup.ts
index 2745b05b2..17b1af7cc 100644
--- a/packages/services/src/Domain/Encryption/UseCase/TypeA/DecryptPayloadWithKeyLookup.ts
+++ b/packages/services/src/Domain/Encryption/UseCase/TypeA/DecryptPayloadWithKeyLookup.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ import {
 import { DecryptTypeAPayload } from './DecryptPayload'
 import { RootKeyManager } from '../../../RootKeyManager/RootKeyManager'
 import { KeySystemKeyManagerInterface } from '../../../KeySystem/KeySystemKeyManagerInterface'
+import { LoggerInterface } from '@standardnotes/utils'
 
 export class DecryptTypeAPayloadWithKeyLookup {
   constructor(
     private operators: EncryptionOperatorsInterface,
     private keySystemKeyManager: KeySystemKeyManagerInterface,
     private rootKeyManager: RootKeyManager,
+    private logger: LoggerInterface,
   ) {}
 
   async executeOne<C extends ItemContent = ItemContent>(
@@ -24,7 +26,11 @@ export class DecryptTypeAPayloadWithKeyLookup {
     let key: RootKeyInterface | KeySystemRootKeyInterface | undefined
     if (ContentTypeUsesKeySystemRootKeyEncryption(payload.content_type)) {
       if (!payload.key_system_identifier) {
-        throw Error('Key system root key encrypted payload is missing key_system_identifier')
+        this.logger.error('Payload is missing key system identifier', payload)
+        return {
+          uuid: payload.uuid,
+          errorDecrypting: true,
+        }
       }
       key = this.keySystemKeyManager.getPrimaryKeySystemRootKey(payload.key_system_identifier)
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
index 205b1e464..aab54fbfc 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Application.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ export class SNApplication implements ApplicationInterface, AppGroupManagedAppli
 
     this.dependencies = new Dependencies(this.options)
 
+    const logger = this.dependencies.get<LoggerInterface>(TYPES.Logger)
+    logger.setLevel('error')
+
     this.registerServiceObservers()
 
     RegisterApplicationServicesEvents(this.dependencies, this.events)
diff --git a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts
index 3a6376dbc..1e05dc9ef 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/snjs/lib/Application/Dependencies/Dependencies.ts
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ export class Dependencies {
         this.get<EncryptionOperators>(TYPES.EncryptionOperators),
         this.get<KeySystemKeyManager>(TYPES.KeySystemKeyManager),
         this.get<RootKeyManager>(TYPES.RootKeyManager),
+        this.get<Logger>(TYPES.Logger),
       )
     })