diff --git a/packages/shared/src/chat/convKeys.ts b/packages/shared/src/chat/convKeys.ts
index 29e3901..9ff1354 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/chat/convKeys.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/chat/convKeys.ts
@@ -125,12 +125,25 @@ export async function getOrCreateConvKey(
   if (cached) return cached;
   const bundle = await fetchKeyBundle(client, conversationId, own.userId, version);
   if (bundle) {
-    const key = await unwrapConvKey(
-      bundle.encryptedKey, bundle.nonce, bundle.sender.senderPublicKey, own.privateKey,
-    );
-    const handle = { conversationId, keyVersion: version, key };
-    cache.set(cacheKey(conversationId, version), handle);
-    return handle;
+    try {
+      const key = await unwrapConvKey(
+        bundle.encryptedKey, bundle.nonce, bundle.sender.senderPublicKey, own.privateKey,
+      );
+      const handle = { conversationId, keyVersion: version, key };
+      cache.set(cacheKey(conversationId, version), handle);
+      return handle;
+    } catch (err) {
+      // A bundle exists for us but our current private key cannot unwrap it.
+      // The most common cause is `reset_user_key`: a fresh user-key pair was
+      // generated locally while the on-server bundle is still wrapped against
+      // the previous public key. Treat this the same as "no bundle for me" —
+      // mint a fresh conv-key at version+1 wrapped to our CURRENT key. Old
+      // messages stay unreadable for us; new ones flow.
+      console.warn(
+        '[conv-key] unwrap own bundle failed at v' + version + ' — auto-rotating',
+        err,
+      );
+    }
   }
   const { count, error: cntErr } = await rawFrom(client, 'conversation_keys')
     .select('recipient_user_id', { count: 'exact', head: true })
@@ -138,12 +151,13 @@ export async function getOrCreateConvKey(
     .eq('key_version', version);
   if (cntErr) throw cntErr;
   if ((count ?? 0) > 0) {
-    // Rows exist for this version, but none for me. Either I lost the device-key
-    // that originally received my bundle, or my own bundle was wiped by the
-    // 0.18.0 reset_user_key bug. Either way, the only way out is to mint a fresh
-    // conv-key at version+1 and wrap it for everyone we can. Old messages stay
-    // unreadable for me; new ones flow.
-    console.info('[conv-key] no bundle for me at v' + version + ' — auto-rotating');
+    // Rows exist for this version, but none usable for me. Either I lost the
+    // device-key that originally received my bundle, my own bundle was wiped
+    // by the 0.18.0 reset_user_key bug, or my key was reset and the existing
+    // bundle is unwrappable (handled in the try/catch above). The only way
+    // out is to mint a fresh conv-key at version+1 and wrap it for everyone
+    // we can. Old messages stay unreadable for me; new ones flow.
+    console.info('[conv-key] no usable bundle for me at v' + version + ' — auto-rotating');
     return rotateConvKey(client, conversationId, own);
   }
   return bootstrapConvKey(client, conversationId, own, version);
@@ -248,9 +262,24 @@ export async function tryGetConvKey(
   if (cached) return cached;
   const bundle = await fetchKeyBundle(client, conversationId, ownUserId, keyVersion);
   if (!bundle) return null;
-  const key = await unwrapConvKey(
-    bundle.encryptedKey, bundle.nonce, bundle.sender.senderPublicKey, ownPrivateKey,
-  );
+  let key: Uint8Array;
+  try {
+    key = await unwrapConvKey(
+      bundle.encryptedKey, bundle.nonce, bundle.sender.senderPublicKey, ownPrivateKey,
+    );
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Bundle exists but the current private key doesn't unwrap it (typically
+    // after `reset_user_key`). Return null so the caller treats the message
+    // as un-decryptable instead of throwing and killing the whole batch.
+    // The conversation will be auto-rotated to a fresh key on the next send
+    // or chat open via `getOrCreateConvKey`'s own recovery path.
+    console.warn(
+      '[conv-key] tryGetConvKey unwrap failed at v' + keyVersion +
+        ' (conv=' + conversationId.slice(0, 8) + ') — marking as un-decryptable',
+      err,
+    );
+    return null;
+  }
   const handle = { conversationId, keyVersion, key };
   cache.set(cacheKey(conversationId, keyVersion), handle);
   return handle;