diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
index bd707de15..b632951d9 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
@@ -679,4 +679,7 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
         if not self.config.semantic_search.enabled:
             return
 
-        self.embeddings.embed_thumbnail(event_id, thumbnail)
+        try:
+            self.embeddings.embed_thumbnail(event_id, thumbnail)
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to embed thumbnail for event {event_id}")