diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/lookout/verspaetung/KafkaPoller.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/github/lookout/verspaetung/KafkaPoller.groovy
index d74e7a7..0465404 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/lookout/verspaetung/KafkaPoller.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/lookout/verspaetung/KafkaPoller.groovy
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ class KafkaPoller extends Thread {
              * topics that we should keep an eye on
              */
             if (this.currentTopics.size() > 0) {
-                dumpMetadata()
+                try {
+                    dumpMetadata()
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex) {
+                    logger.error("Failed to fetch and dump Kafka metadata", ex)
+                }
             }
 
             Thread.sleep(POLLER_DELAY)