diff --git a/lib/middleware/parameter.js b/lib/middleware/parameter.js
index 3a2117a936..27e87d62b9 100644
--- a/lib/middleware/parameter.js
+++ b/lib/middleware/parameter.js
@@ -19,16 +19,21 @@ module.exports = async (ctx, next) => {
             const tasks = ctx.state.data.item.map(async (item) => {
                 const { link, author, description } = item;
                 const parsed_result = await ctx.cache.tryGet(`mercury-cache-${link}`, async () => {
-                    const res = await got(link);
-                    const $ = cheerio.load(res.data);
-                    const result = await mercury_parser.parse(link, {
-                        html: $.html(),
-                    });
-                    return result;
+                    // if parser failed, return default description and not report error
+                    try {
+                        const res = await got(link);
+                        const $ = cheerio.load(res.data);
+                        const result = await mercury_parser.parse(link, {
+                            html: $.html(),
+                        });
+                        return result;
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        // no-empty
+                    }
                 });
 
-                item.author = author || parsed_result.author;
-                item.description = parsed_result.content || description;
+                item.author = author || (parsed_result ? parsed_result.author : '');
+                item.description = parsed_result ? parsed_result.content : description;
             });
             await Promise.all(tasks);
         }