diff --git a/lib/events.ts b/lib/events.ts
index 1b9f4b4b..be78c66a 100644
--- a/lib/events.ts
+++ b/lib/events.ts
@@ -70,37 +70,32 @@ export async function getUpcomingEvents(): Promise<Event[]> {
   const nextYear = currentTerm < 2 ? currentYear : currentYear + 1;
   const nextTerm = (currentTerm + 1) % 3;
 
-  let currentEvents: Event[] = [];
-  try {
-    currentEvents = await Promise.all(
-      (
-        await getEventsByTerm(currentYear.toString(), TERMS[currentTerm])
-      ).map(
-        async (slug) =>
-          await getEventBySlug(currentYear.toString(), TERMS[currentTerm], slug)
-      )
-    );
-  } catch (error) {
-    currentEvents = [];
-  }
-  let nextEvents: Event[] = [];
-  try {
-    nextEvents = await Promise.all(
-      (
-        await getEventsByTerm(nextYear.toString(), TERMS[nextTerm])
-      ).map(
-        async (slug) =>
-          await getEventBySlug(nextYear.toString(), TERMS[nextTerm], slug)
-      )
-    );
-  } catch (error) {
-    nextEvents = [];
-  }
-  return currentEvents
-    .concat(nextEvents)
-    .filter((ev) => {
-      return new Date(ev.metadata.date).getTime() > Date.now();
-    })
+  const events: Event[] = (
+    await Promise.all(
+      [
+        { year: currentYear, term: currentTerm },
+        { year: nextYear, term: nextTerm },
+      ].map(async ({ year, term }) => {
+        try {
+          const eventsInTerm = await getEventsByTerm(
+            year.toString(),
+            TERMS[term]
+          );
+          return await Promise.all(
+            eventsInTerm.map(
+              async (slug) =>
+                await getEventBySlug(year.toString(), TERMS[term], slug)
+            )
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          return [];
+        }
+      })
+    )
+  ).flat();
+
+  return events
+    .filter((ev) => new Date(ev.metadata.date).getTime() > Date.now())
     .sort((a, b) => {
       return (
         new Date(a.metadata.date).getTime() -