diff --git a/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/tools/docs.ts b/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/tools/docs.ts
index 79ddbd957..f03f90f7e 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/tools/docs.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/lib/ai/tools/docs.ts
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ function getDocsToolsBaseUrl(): string {
 
 async function postDocsToolAction(action: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string> {
   const base = getDocsToolsBaseUrl();
-
-  const res = await fetch(`${base}/api/internal/docs-tools`, {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers: {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      // MCP-style JSON-RPC endpoint requires clients to advertise both JSON and SSE.
-      Accept: "application/json, text/event-stream",
-    },
-    body: JSON.stringify(action),
-  });
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${base}/api/internal/docs-tools`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        // MCP-style JSON-RPC endpoint requires clients to advertise both JSON and SSE.
+        Accept: "application/json, text/event-stream",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(action),
+    });
 
     if (!res.ok) {
       const errBody = await res.text();