diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/StoriesService.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/StoriesService.java
index 108bf86c..6cd3e43e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/StoriesService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/webservices/StoriesService.java
@@ -113,52 +113,55 @@ public class StoriesService extends BaseService {
             for (int i = 0; i < feedStoriesReel.length(); ++i) {
                 final JSONObject node = feedStoriesReel.getJSONObject(i);
                 final JSONObject userJson = node.getJSONObject(node.has("user") ? "user" : "owner");
-                final User user = new User(userJson.getLong("pk"),
-                                           userJson.getString("username"),
-                                           userJson.optString("full_name"),
-                                           userJson.optBoolean("is_private"),
-                                           userJson.getString("profile_pic_url"),
-                                           null,
-                                           new FriendshipStatus(
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false,
-                                                   false
-                                           ),
-                                           userJson.optBoolean("is_verified"),
-                                           false,
-                                           false,
-                                           false,
-                                           false,
-                                           null,
-                                           null,
-                                           0,
-                                           0,
-                                           0,
-                                           0,
-                                           null,
-                                           null,
-                                           0,
-                                           null,
-                                           null
-                );
-                final String id = node.getString("id");
-                final long timestamp = node.getLong("latest_reel_media");
-                final int mediaCount = node.getInt("media_count");
-                final boolean fullyRead = !node.isNull("seen") && node.getLong("seen") == timestamp;
-                final JSONObject itemJson = node.has("items") ? node.getJSONArray("items").optJSONObject(0) : null;
-                final boolean isBestie = node.optBoolean("has_besties_media", false);
-                StoryModel firstStoryModel = null;
-                if (itemJson != null) {
-                    firstStoryModel = ResponseBodyUtils.parseStoryItem(itemJson, false, false, null);
+                try {
+                    final User user = new User(userJson.getLong("pk"),
+                                               userJson.getString("username"),
+                                               userJson.optString("full_name"),
+                                               userJson.optBoolean("is_private"),
+                                               userJson.getString("profile_pic_url"),
+                                               null,
+                                               new FriendshipStatus(
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false,
+                                                       false
+                                               ),
+                                               userJson.optBoolean("is_verified"),
+                                               false,
+                                               false,
+                                               false,
+                                               false,
+                                               null,
+                                               null,
+                                               0,
+                                               0,
+                                               0,
+                                               0,
+                                               null,
+                                               null,
+                                               0,
+                                               null,
+                                               null
+                    );
+                    final String id = node.getString("id");
+                    final long timestamp = node.getLong("latest_reel_media");
+                    final int mediaCount = node.getInt("media_count");
+                    final boolean fullyRead = !node.isNull("seen") && node.getLong("seen") == timestamp;
+                    final JSONObject itemJson = node.has("items") ? node.getJSONArray("items").optJSONObject(0) : null;
+                    final boolean isBestie = node.optBoolean("has_besties_media", false);
+                    StoryModel firstStoryModel = null;
+                    if (itemJson != null) {
+                        firstStoryModel = ResponseBodyUtils.parseStoryItem(itemJson, false, false, null);
+                    }
+                    feedStoryModels.add(new FeedStoryModel(id, user, fullyRead, timestamp, firstStoryModel, mediaCount, false, isBestie));
                 }
-                feedStoryModels.add(new FeedStoryModel(id, user, fullyRead, timestamp, firstStoryModel, mediaCount, false, isBestie));
+                catch (Exception e) {} // to cover promotional reels with non-long user pk's
             }
             final JSONArray broadcasts = new JSONObject(body).getJSONArray("broadcasts");
             for (int i = 0; i < broadcasts.length(); ++i) {