From 4b5a6854a04556c7432a100b1b6898361a53ba81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth Foster <seth@opentrons.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:53:27 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] tolerate partial string desc fetches

---
 app-shell/src/system-info/usb-devices.ts | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app-shell/src/system-info/usb-devices.ts b/app-shell/src/system-info/usb-devices.ts
index 8bdae1ff8cb..7fd3ff11a7c 100644
--- a/app-shell/src/system-info/usb-devices.ts
+++ b/app-shell/src/system-info/usb-devices.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,14 @@ const orDefault = <T, U>(
   promise: Promise<T>,
   defaulter: (err: any) => U
 ): Promise<T | U> =>
-  promise.then((result: T): T => result).catch((err: any) => defaulter(err))
+  promise
+    .then((result: T): T => result)
+    .catch(
+      (err: any) =>
+        new Promise<U>(resolve => {
+          resolve(defaulter(err))
+        })
+    )
 
 function upstreamDeviceFromUsbDevice(device: usb.Device): Promise<UsbDevice> {
   return new Promise<usb.Device>((resolve, reject) => {