diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/GroupsV2AuthorizationSignalStoreCache.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/GroupsV2AuthorizationSignalStoreCache.java
index 5fd3692f57..0c0e249dd7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/GroupsV2AuthorizationSignalStoreCache.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/GroupsV2AuthorizationSignalStoreCache.java
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ public final class GroupsV2AuthorizationSignalStoreCache implements GroupsV2Auth
 
       return result;
     } catch (IOException | InvalidInputException e) {
-      throw new AssertionError(e);
+      Log.w(TAG, "Unable to read cached credentials, clearing and requesting new ones instead", e);
+      clear();
+      return Collections.emptyMap();
     }
   }