diff --git a/app/models/ems_event.rb b/app/models/ems_event.rb
index 24d9e6f301d..750fe961055 100644
--- a/app/models/ems_event.rb
+++ b/app/models/ems_event.rb
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ def self.publish_event(ems_id, event)
       :event   => event[:event_type],
       :payload => event
     )
+  rescue => err
+    _log.warn("Failed to publish event [#{ems_id}] [#{event[:event_type]}]: #{err}")
+    _log.log_backtrace(err)
   end
 
   private_class_method :publish_event