diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
index 5ed65c79..de33d942 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
@@ -1221,6 +1221,7 @@ class Portal(DBPortal, BasePortal):
         elif self._sponsored_msg_ts + 5 * 60 > time.monotonic():
             return self._sponsored_msg, self._sponsored_entity
 
+        self.log.trace(f"Fetching a new sponsored message through {user.mxid}")
         self._sponsored_msg, t_id, self._sponsored_entity = await putil.get_sponsored_message(
             user, await self.get_input_entity(user)
         )
@@ -1230,7 +1231,6 @@ class Portal(DBPortal, BasePortal):
         return self._sponsored_msg, self._sponsored_entity
 
     async def _send_sponsored_msg(self, user: u.User) -> None:
-        self.log.trace(f"Getting a new sponsored message through {user.mxid}")
         msg, entity = await self._get_sponsored_message(user)
         if msg is None:
             self.log.trace("Didn't get a sponsored message")
diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/media_fallback.py b/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/media_fallback.py
index 140ac3cf..fbef0f50 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/media_fallback.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/portal_util/media_fallback.py
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@ async def make_contact_event_content(
     name = " ".join(x for x in [contact.first_name, contact.last_name] if x)
     formatted_phone = f"+{contact.phone_number}"
     if phonenumbers is not None:
-        parsed = phonenumbers.parse(formatted_phone)
-        fmt = phonenumbers.PhoneNumberFormat.INTERNATIONAL
-        formatted_phone = phonenumbers.format_number(parsed, fmt)
+        try:
+            parsed = phonenumbers.parse(formatted_phone)
+            fmt = phonenumbers.PhoneNumberFormat.INTERNATIONAL
+            formatted_phone = phonenumbers.format_number(parsed, fmt)
+        except phonenumbers.NumberParseException:
+            pass
     content = TextMessageEventContent(
         msgtype=MessageType.TEXT,
         body=f"Shared contact info for {name}: {formatted_phone}",