diff --git a/scripts/backfill_max_publication_urls.py b/scripts/backfill_max_publication_urls.py
index 73fb469..265bceb 100644
--- a/scripts/backfill_max_publication_urls.py
+++ b/scripts/backfill_max_publication_urls.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 
 from vk_parser_app.constants import PUBLICATION_STATUS_PUBLISHED
 from vk_parser_app.db import close_pool, fetch_int_setting, fetch_setting, get_pool
-from vk_parser_app.workers.max_poster import MAXAPIClient, MAXPoster
+from vk_parser_app.workers.max_poster import MAXAPIClient, MAXAPIError, MAXPoster
 
 
 async def main() -> None:
@@ -40,7 +40,17 @@ async def main() -> None:
         retry_backoff_max_sec=max(1, await fetch_int_setting("max_poster_retry_backoff_max_sec", 30)),
     ) as client:
         for row in rows:
-            data = await client.get_message(str(row["external_id"]))
+            try:
+                data = await client.get_message(str(row["external_id"]))
+            except MAXAPIError as exc:
+                missing += 1
+                logger.warning(
+                    "MAX URL backfill skipped raw_post={} message={} error={}",
+                    row["raw_post_id"],
+                    row["external_id"],
+                    exc,
+                )
+                continue
             url = poster.message_url_from_response(data)
             if not url:
                 missing += 1