diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 8a8a24f..003c66c 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ pub async fn canonical_path(path: String) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
 		// If Reddit responds with a 301, then the path is redirected.
 		301 => match res.headers().get(header::LOCATION) {
 			Some(val) => {
-				let original = val.to_str().unwrap();
+				let Some(original) = val.to_str().ok() else {
+					return Err("Unable to decode Location header.".to_string());
+				};
 				// We need to strip the .json suffix from the original path.
 				// In addition, we want to remove share parameters.
 				// Cut it off here instead of letting it propagate all the way