diff --git a/packages/platform-clients/ens-utils.ts b/packages/platform-clients/ens-utils.ts
index b57fd180f1..4fddf31967 100644
--- a/packages/platform-clients/ens-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-clients/ens-utils.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type ENSRes = {
 }
 
 class ENSUtils implements IENSUtils {
-  async getEnsEntry(address: string): Promise<ENSRes> {
+  async getEnsEntry(address: string): Promise<ENSRes | undefined> {
     const ensRes = await fetch(
       `https://api.ensideas.com/ens/resolve/${address}`,
       {
@@ -24,33 +24,24 @@ class ENSUtils implements IENSUtils {
       }
     )
 
-    const res: ENSRes = await ensRes.json()
+    if (ensRes.status === 200) return ensRes.json<ENSRes>()
 
-    if (res.error) {
-      console.error(`Error requesting ens from address: ${res.error}`)
-
-      throw new Error(res.error)
-    }
-
-    return res
+    console.error(`ENSIdeasError: ${await ensRes.text()}`)
   }
 
-  async getENSDisplayName(addressOrEns: string): Promise<string | null> {
-    const { displayName } = await this.getEnsEntry(addressOrEns)
-
-    return displayName
+  async getENSDisplayName(addressOrEns: string): Promise<string> {
+    const profile = await this.getEnsEntry(addressOrEns)
+    return profile?.displayName || ''
   }
 
   async getENSAddress(addressOrEns: string): Promise<string> {
-    const { address } = await this.getEnsEntry(addressOrEns)
-
-    return address
+    const profile = await this.getEnsEntry(addressOrEns)
+    return profile?.address || ''
   }
 
-  async getENSAddressAvatar(addressOrEns: string): Promise<string | null> {
-    const { avatar } = await this.getEnsEntry(addressOrEns)
-
-    return avatar
+  async getENSAddressAvatar(addressOrEns: string): Promise<string> {
+    const profile = await this.getEnsEntry(addressOrEns)
+    return profile?.avatar || ''
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/methods/getIdentityByAlias.ts b/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/methods/getIdentityByAlias.ts
index 11662bdfe3..e2e24964c9 100644
--- a/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/methods/getIdentityByAlias.ts
+++ b/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/methods/getIdentityByAlias.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export const getIdentityByAliasMethod = async ({
 }): Promise<GetIdentityByAliasResult> => {
   let alias = input.alias
   if (input.provider === 'eth' && input.alias.endsWith('.eth')) {
-    alias = (await new ENSUtils().getEnsEntry(input.alias)).address
+    const addressFromENS = await new ENSUtils().getENSAddress(input.alias)
+    if (addressFromENS) alias = addressFromENS
   }
 
   const caller = router.createCaller(ctx)
diff --git a/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/middlewares/checkCryptoNode.ts b/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/middlewares/checkCryptoNode.ts
index 036da891fc..c4cd52fb58 100644
--- a/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/middlewares/checkCryptoNode.ts
+++ b/platform/account/src/jsonrpc/middlewares/checkCryptoNode.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ export const checkCryptoNodes: BaseMiddlewareFunction<Context> = async ({
     if (alias && alias.endsWith('.eth')) {
       const ensClient = new ENSUtils()
       const response = await ensClient.getEnsEntry(alias)
-      const { address: ethAddress } = response
+      if (!response) return next({ ctx })
 
+      const { address: ethAddress } = response
       const hash = generateHashedIDRef(CryptoAccountType.ETH, ethAddress)
 
       if (hash !== hashedIdref) {
diff --git a/platform/account/src/nodes/crypto.ts b/platform/account/src/nodes/crypto.ts
index 3f0a6be8e4..e91f56173b 100644
--- a/platform/account/src/nodes/crypto.ts
+++ b/platform/account/src/nodes/crypto.ts
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ const getCryptoAccountProfile = async (
   address: string
 ): Promise<CryptoAccountProfile> => {
   const ensClient = new ENSUtils()
-  const { avatar, displayName } = await ensClient.getEnsEntry(address)
+  const profile = await ensClient.getEnsEntry(address)
 
   return {
     address,
-    title: displayName || '',
-    icon: avatar || '',
+    title: profile?.displayName || '',
+    icon: profile?.avatar || '',
     type: CryptoAccountType.ETH,
   }
 }