diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mskcc/limsrest/service/PromoteBanked.java b/src/main/java/org/mskcc/limsrest/service/PromoteBanked.java
index 663d6819..8e077284 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mskcc/limsrest/service/PromoteBanked.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mskcc/limsrest/service/PromoteBanked.java
@@ -759,8 +759,30 @@ boolean createAirtableCard(String requestId) {
         org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<String> entity =
             new org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<>(jsonBody, headers);
 
-        ResponseEntity<String> response = restTemplateAirtable.postForEntity(
-            airtableUrl, entity, String.class);
+        ResponseEntity<String> response;
+        try {
+            response = restTemplateAirtable.postForEntity(airtableUrl, entity, String.class);
+        } catch (org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException e) {
+            if (e.getStatusCode().value() == 422
+                    && e.getResponseBodyAsString().contains("INVALID_MULTIPLE_CHOICE_OPTIONS")) {
+                log.warn("Airtable: invalid select option (Application/Material dropped, values were: Application="
+                        + this.recipe + ", Material=" + materials + "): " + e.getMessage());
+                fields.remove("Application");
+                fields.remove("Material");
+                ObjectNode retryRecord = mapper.createObjectNode();
+                retryRecord.set("fields", fields);
+                ArrayNode retryRecords = mapper.createArrayNode();
+                retryRecords.add(retryRecord);
+                ObjectNode retryBody = mapper.createObjectNode();
+                retryBody.set("records", retryRecords);
+                String retryJsonBody = mapper.writeValueAsString(retryBody);
+                org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<String> retryEntity =
+                        new org.springframework.http.HttpEntity<>(retryJsonBody, headers);
+                response = restTemplateAirtable.postForEntity(airtableUrl, retryEntity, String.class);
+            } else {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
 
         log.info("Airtable card created successfully: " + response.getBody());
         return true;