diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageTable.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageTable.java
index 29d97c95d..a7b3eaf78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageTable.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageTable.java
@@ -5300,6 +5300,10 @@ public class MessageTable extends DatabaseTable implements MessageTypes, Recipie
       }
     }
 
+    public MessageId getCurrentId() {
+      return new MessageId(CursorUtil.requireLong(cursor, ID));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public @NonNull MessageExportState getMessageExportStateForCurrentRecord() {
       byte[] messageExportState = CursorUtil.requireBlob(cursor, MessageTable.EXPORT_STATE);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportReader.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportReader.kt
index db7ce8a8e..6abe9c3de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportReader.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportReader.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.exporter
 
+import org.json.JSONException
 import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
 import org.signal.smsexporter.ExportableMessage
 import org.signal.smsexporter.SmsExportState
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ class SignalSmsExportReader(
           throw NoSuchElementException()
         }
       } catch (e: Throwable) {
+        if (e.cause is JSONException) {
+          Log.w(TAG, "Error processing attachment json, skipping message.", e)
+          return ExportableMessage.Skip(messageReader!!.currentId)
+        }
+
         Log.w(TAG, "Error processing message: isMms: ${record?.isMms} type: ${record?.type}")
         throw e
       }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportService.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportService.kt
index e4cc91bb6..9758b8c16 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/exporter/SignalSmsExportService.kt
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ class SignalSmsExportService : SmsExportService() {
     val messageId: Any = when (this) {
       is ExportableMessage.Mms<*> -> id
       is ExportableMessage.Sms<*> -> id
+      is ExportableMessage.Skip<*> -> id
     }
 
     if (messageId is MessageId) {
diff --git a/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/ExportableMessage.kt b/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/ExportableMessage.kt
index 43609d9c6..ca432f886 100644
--- a/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/ExportableMessage.kt
+++ b/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/ExportableMessage.kt
@@ -61,4 +61,9 @@ sealed interface ExportableMessage {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  data class Skip<out ID : Any>(
+    val id: ID,
+    override val exportState: SmsExportState = SmsExportState()
+  ) : ExportableMessage
 }
diff --git a/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/SmsExportService.kt b/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/SmsExportService.kt
index afa942a0f..11666dda0 100644
--- a/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/SmsExportService.kt
+++ b/sms-exporter/lib/src/main/java/org/signal/smsexporter/SmsExportService.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ abstract class SmsExportService : Service() {
           val successful = when (message) {
             is ExportableMessage.Sms<*> -> exportSms(exportState, message)
             is ExportableMessage.Mms<*> -> exportMms(exportState, message)
+            is ExportableMessage.Skip<*> -> {
+              onMessageExportSucceeded(message)
+              true
+            }
           }
 
           if (!successful) {