diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-ignore-user/client/index.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-ignore-user/client/index.js
index 6583f68e6..efec73572 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-ignore-user/client/index.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-ignore-user/client/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import IgnoreUserConfirmation from './containers/IgnoreUserConfirmation';
 import IgnoredUserSection from './containers/IgnoredUserSection';
 import translations from './translations.yml';
 import update from 'immutability-helper';
+import get from 'lodash/get';
 
 export default {
   slots: {
@@ -14,7 +15,11 @@ export default {
   mutations: {
     IgnoreUser: ({variables}) => ({
       updateQueries: {
-        CoralEmbedStream_Embed: (previousData) => {
+        CoralEmbedStream_Embed: (previousData, {mutationResult: {data: {ignoreUser}}}) => {
+          if (get(ignoreUser, 'errors.length')) {
+            return previousData;
+          }
+
           const ignoredUserId = variables.id;
           const updated = update(previousData, {me: {ignoredUsers: {$push: [{
             id: ignoredUserId,