diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/voice/VoiceNotePlaybackService.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/voice/VoiceNotePlaybackService.java
index a628098137..8ed7ba2dec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/voice/VoiceNotePlaybackService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/voice/VoiceNotePlaybackService.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 
 import org.signal.core.util.concurrent.SignalExecutors;
 import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.AttachmentId;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.attachments.DatabaseAttachment;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.DatabaseObserver;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.MessageTable;
@@ -207,19 +208,31 @@ public class VoiceNotePlaybackService extends MediaSessionService {
           Log.d(TAG, "Current item is null or playback properties are null.");
           return;
         }
-        final Uri                currentUi  = currentItem.playbackProperties.uri;
-        final DatabaseAttachment attachment = SignalDatabase.attachments().getAttachment(new PartUriParser(currentUi).getPartId());
-        if (attachment == null) {
-          player.stop();
-          int playingIndex = player.getCurrentMediaItemIndex();
-          player.removeMediaItem(playingIndex);
-          Log.d(TAG, "Currently playing item removed.");
-        } else {
-          Log.d(TAG, "Attachment was not null, therefore not deleted, therefore no action taken.");
+
+        final Uri currentlyPlayingUri = currentItem.playbackProperties.uri;
+
+        if (currentlyPlayingUri == VoiceNoteMediaItemFactory.NEXT_URI || currentlyPlayingUri == VoiceNoteMediaItemFactory.END_URI) {
+          Log.v(TAG, "Attachment deleted while voice note service was playing a system tone.");
+        }
+
+        try {
+          final AttachmentId       partId     = new PartUriParser(currentlyPlayingUri).getPartId();
+          final DatabaseAttachment attachment = SignalDatabase.attachments().getAttachment(partId);
+          if (attachment == null) {
+            player.stop();
+            int playingIndex = player.getCurrentMediaItemIndex();
+            player.removeMediaItem(playingIndex);
+            Log.d(TAG, "Currently playing item removed.");
+          } else {
+            Log.d(TAG, "Attachment was not null, therefore not deleted, therefore no action taken.");
+          }
+        } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
+          Log.w(TAG, "Could not parse currently playing URI into an attachmentId.", ex);
         }
       }
     });
   }
+
   /**
    * Some devices, such as the ASUS Zenfone 8, erroneously report multiple broadcast receivers for {@value Intent#ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON} in the package manager.
    * This triggers a failure within the {@link MediaSession} initialization and throws an {@link IllegalStateException}.