diff --git a/app/finders/users/oembed_api.rb b/app/finders/users/oembed_api.rb
index f97813a6d..d34c96977 100644
--- a/app/finders/users/oembed_api.rb
+++ b/app/finders/users/oembed_api.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ def user_details_from_oembed_data(oembed_data)
 
           oembed_data = oembed_data.first if oembed_data.is_a?(Array)
 
+          oembed_data = {} unless oembed_data.is_a?(Hash)
+
           if oembed_data['author_url'] =~ %r{/author/([^/]+)/?\z}
             details = [Regexp.last_match[1], 'Author URL', 90]
           elsif oembed_data['author_name'] && !oembed_data['author_name'].empty?
diff --git a/app/finders/users/wp_json_api.rb b/app/finders/users/wp_json_api.rb
index 73b23f368..8d9f9a1e9 100644
--- a/app/finders/users/wp_json_api.rb
+++ b/app/finders/users/wp_json_api.rb
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@ def aggressive(_opts = {})
         def users_from_response(response)
           found = []
 
-          JSON.parse(response.body)&.each do |user|
-            found << Model::User.new(user['slug'],
-                                     id: user['id'],
-                                     found_by: found_by,
-                                     confidence: 100,
-                                     interesting_entries: [response.effective_url])
+          json = JSON.parse(response.body)
+
+          if json.is_a?(Enumerable)
+            json.each do |user|
+              found << Model::User.new(user['slug'],
+                                       id: user['id'],
+                                       found_by: found_by,
+                                       confidence: 100,
+                                       interesting_entries: [response.effective_url])
+            end
           end
 
           found
diff --git a/spec/app/finders/users/oembed_api_spec.rb b/spec/app/finders/users/oembed_api_spec.rb
index 01d053575..c4a2dea5a 100644
--- a/spec/app/finders/users/oembed_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app/finders/users/oembed_api_spec.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,17 @@
     end
 
     context 'when not a JSON response' do
-      let(:body) { '' }
+      context 'when empty' do
+        let(:body) { '' }
 
-      its(:aggressive) { should eql([]) }
+        its(:aggressive) { should eql([]) }
+      end
+
+      context 'when a string' do
+        let(:body) { '404' }
+
+        its(:aggressive) { should eql([]) }
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when a JSON response' do
diff --git a/spec/app/finders/users/wp_json_api_spec.rb b/spec/app/finders/users/wp_json_api_spec.rb
index a9af123ec..7f38a818f 100644
--- a/spec/app/finders/users/wp_json_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app/finders/users/wp_json_api_spec.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,17 @@
       end
 
       context 'when not a JSON response' do
-        let(:body) { '' }
+        context 'when empty' do
+          let(:body) { '' }
 
-        its(:aggressive) { should eql([]) }
+          its(:aggressive) { should eql([]) }
+        end
+
+        context 'when a string' do
+          let(:body) { '404' }
+
+          its(:aggressive) { should eql([]) }
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when a JSON response' do