diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
index 6579b2d07..6631f9fd2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/embarkjs.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ __embarkENS.resolverInterface = [
       }
     ],
     "name": "addr",
+
     "outputs": [
       {
         "name": "",
@@ -195,7 +196,14 @@ __embarkENS.resolve = function (name) {
     return resolverContract.methods.addr(node).call();
   }).then((addr) => {
     return addr;
-  }).catch(err => err);
+  }).catch((err) => {
+    if (err == 'Couldn\'t decode addr from ABI: 0x') {
+      console.log(name + " is not registered");
+      return "0x";
+    } else {
+      return err;
+    }
+  });
 };
 
 __embarkENS.lookup = function (address) {
@@ -212,5 +220,12 @@ __embarkENS.lookup = function (address) {
   return self.ens.methods.resolver(node).call().then((resolverAddress) => {
     let resolverContract = new EmbarkJS.Contract({abi: self.resolverInterface, address: resolverAddress});
     return resolverContract.methods.name(node).call();
-  }).catch(err => err);
+  }).catch((err) => {
+    if (err == 'ERROR: The returned value is not a convertible string: 0x0') {
+      console.log('Address does not resolve to name. Try syncing chain.');
+      return "";
+    } else {
+      return err;
+    }
+  });
 };