diff --git a/powa/static/js/utils/sql.js b/powa/static/js/utils/sql.js
index be74915d..9d520773 100644
--- a/powa/static/js/utils/sql.js
+++ b/powa/static/js/utils/sql.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import { formatDialect, postgresql } from "sql-formatter";
 hljs.registerLanguage("sql", pgsql);
 
 export function formatSql(value) {
-  value = formatDialect(value, { dialect: postgresql });
-  return hljs.highlightAuto(value, ["sql"]).value;
+  try {
+    value = formatDialect(value, { dialect: postgresql });
+    value = hljs.highlightAuto(value, ["sql"]).value;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Could not highlight SQL:", value);
+  }
+  return value;
 }