diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
index fbec8612..69f24b50 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -364,15 +364,17 @@ onMount(() => {
 
 	if (page.url.searchParams.get('task') === 'transcribe') {
 		transcribeMode = true;
-		tick().then(() => {
-			const closeBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="panel-close"]');
-			closeBtn?.scrollIntoView({
-				behavior: prefersReducedMotion ? 'instant' : 'smooth',
-				block: 'nearest'
-			});
-			closeBtn?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
-			replaceState(page.url.pathname, page.state ?? {});
-		});
+		tick()
+			.then(() => {
+				const closeBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-testid="panel-close"]');
+				closeBtn?.scrollIntoView({
+					behavior: prefersReducedMotion ? 'instant' : 'smooth',
+					block: 'nearest'
+				});
+				closeBtn?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+				replaceState(page.url.pathname, page.state ?? {});
+			})
+			.catch((e) => console.error('task deep-link failed', e));
 	}
 
 	scrollToCommentFromQuery(new URL(page.url), {