diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/MastodonExtension/MastodonExtensionPage.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/MastodonExtension/MastodonExtensionPage.cs
index 9770d82100..71728f52db 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/MastodonExtension/MastodonExtensionPage.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/MastodonExtension/MastodonExtensionPage.cs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public partial class MastodonPostForm : Form
                                 {
                                     "type": "Image",
                                     "url": "${author_avatar_url}",
-                                    "size": "Small",
+                                    "size": "Medium",
                                     "style": "Person"
                                 }
                             ]
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/AddBookmarkForm.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/AddBookmarkForm.cs
index 0995b0c019..a339add945 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/AddBookmarkForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/AddBookmarkForm.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ internal sealed partial class AddBookmarkForm : Form
 
     public override string DataJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-    public override string StateJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    public override string StateJson() => "{}";
 
     public override CommandResult SubmitForm(string payload)
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarkPlaceholderForm.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarkPlaceholderForm.cs
index 7b5556a53d..dad1cf45a2 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarkPlaceholderForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarkPlaceholderForm.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ internal sealed partial class BookmarkPlaceholderForm : Form
 
     public override string DataJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-    public override string StateJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    public override string StateJson() => "{}";
 
     public override CommandResult SubmitForm(string payload)
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.CmdPalSettings/SettingsForm.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.CmdPalSettings/SettingsForm.cs
index e178cefc61..1ce54b7b43 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.CmdPalSettings/SettingsForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.CmdPalSettings/SettingsForm.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SettingsForm : Form
 """;
     }
 
-    public override string StateJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    public override string StateJson() => "{}";
 
     public override CommandResult SubmitForm(string payload)
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SamplePagesExtension/Forms/SampleForm.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SamplePagesExtension/Forms/SampleForm.cs
index 401406d384..74ed6c63a2 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SamplePagesExtension/Forms/SampleForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SamplePagesExtension/Forms/SampleForm.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SampleForm : Form
         return json;
     }
 
-    public override string StateJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    public override string StateJson() => "{}";
 
     public override CommandResult SubmitForm(string payload)
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SpongebotExtension/SpongeSettingsForm.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SpongebotExtension/SpongeSettingsForm.cs
index e0c13194d9..4ea80ee5cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SpongebotExtension/SpongeSettingsForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/SpongebotExtension/SpongeSettingsForm.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SpongeSettingsForm : Form
 
     public override string DataJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-    public override string StateJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    public override string StateJson() => "{}";
 
     public override CommandResult SubmitForm(string payload)
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/YouTubeExtension/Pages/YouTubeAPIForm.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/YouTubeExtension/Pages/YouTubeAPIForm.cs
index 3234adafcc..56520c0ea3 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/YouTubeExtension/Pages/YouTubeAPIForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Exts/YouTubeExtension/Pages/YouTubeAPIForm.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ internal sealed partial class YouTubeAPIForm : Form
 
     public override string DataJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-    public override string StateJson() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    public override string StateJson() => "{}";
 
     public override CommandResult SubmitForm(string payload)
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/FormViewModel.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/FormViewModel.cs
index 4e2a5b175a..4d5f0416f8 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/FormViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/FormViewModel.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System.Text.Json;
 using AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3;
 using AdaptiveCards.Templating;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Extensions;
@@ -33,15 +34,36 @@ public partial class FormViewModel(IForm _form, IPageContext context) : Extensio
             return;
         }
 
-        TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson();
-        StateJson = model.StateJson();
-        DataJson = model.DataJson();
+        try
+        {
+            TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson();
+            StateJson = model.StateJson();
+            DataJson = model.DataJson();
 
-        AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(TemplateJson);
-        var cardJson = template.Expand(DataJson);
-        Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
+            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(TemplateJson);
+            var cardJson = template.Expand(DataJson);
+            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            // If we fail to parse the card JSON, then display _our own card_
+            // with the exception
+            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(ErrorCardJson);
+
+            // todo: we could probably stick Card.Errrors in there too
+            var dataJson = $$"""
+{
+    "error_message": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(e.Message)}},
+    "error_stack": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(e.StackTrace)}},
+    "inner_exception": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(e.InnerException?.Message)}},
+    "template_json": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(TemplateJson)}},
+    "data_json": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(DataJson)}}
+}
+""";
+            var cardJson = template.Expand(dataJson);
+            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
+        }
 
-        // TODO catch and replace with our error card
         UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
     }
 
@@ -78,4 +100,45 @@ public partial class FormViewModel(IForm _form, IPageContext context) : Extensio
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private static readonly string ErrorCardJson = """
+{
+    "$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
+    "type": "AdaptiveCard",
+    "version": "1.5",
+    "body": [
+        {
+            "type": "TextBlock",
+            "text": "Error parsing form from extension",
+            "wrap": true,
+            "style": "heading",
+            "size": "ExtraLarge",
+            "weight": "Bolder",
+            "color": "Attention"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "TextBlock",
+            "wrap": true,
+            "text": "${error_message}",
+            "color": "Attention"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "TextBlock",
+            "text": "${error_stack}",
+            "fontType": "Monospace"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "TextBlock",
+            "wrap": true,
+            "text": "Inner exception:"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "TextBlock",
+            "wrap": true,
+            "text": "${inner_exception}",
+            "color": "Attention"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+""";
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/AdaptiveCardsConfig.xaml.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/AdaptiveCardsConfig.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/AdaptiveCardsConfig.xaml.cs
rename to src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/AdaptiveCardsConfig.cs