diff --git a/programs/thread/src/instructions/thread_kickoff.rs b/programs/thread/src/instructions/thread_kickoff.rs
index b7b1b72b..2b4e5566 100644
--- a/programs/thread/src/instructions/thread_kickoff.rs
+++ b/programs/thread/src/instructions/thread_kickoff.rs
@@ -216,8 +216,14 @@ pub fn handler(ctx: Context<ThreadKickoff>) -> Result<()> {
                     //     PriceUpdateV2::try_deserialize(&mut account_info.data.borrow().as_ref())?;
 
                     let data: &[u8] = &account_info.data.borrow()[8..];
-                    let price_update: PriceUpdateV2 = AnchorDeserialize::try_from_slice(data)
-                        .map_err(|_| SablierError::InvalidOracleAccount)?;
+                    let price_update_maybe: std::result::Result<PriceUpdateV2, std::io::Error> =
+                        AnchorDeserialize::try_from_slice(data);
+
+                    if price_update_maybe.is_err() {
+                        return Err(SablierError::InvalidOracleAccount.into());
+                    }
+
+                    let price_update = price_update_maybe.unwrap();
 
                     let current_price = price_update.get_price_no_older_than(
                         &Clock::get()?,