diff --git a/src/Stackage/Database/Cron.hs b/src/Stackage/Database/Cron.hs
index dfe6ef7..ecb909a 100644
--- a/src/Stackage/Database/Cron.hs
+++ b/src/Stackage/Database/Cron.hs
@@ -716,7 +716,9 @@ buildAndUploadHoogleDB doNotUpload = do
                     void $ checkInsertSnapshotHoogleDb True snapshotId
                 Nothing -> do
                     logInfo $ "Current hoogle database does not yet exist for: " <> display snapName
-                    mfp' <- createHoogleDB snapshotId snapName
+                    mfp' <- createHoogleDB snapshotId snapName `catchAny` \e -> do
+                        logError $ displayShow e
+                        pure Nothing
                     forM_ mfp' $ \fp -> do
                         let key = hoogleKey snapName
                             dest = T.unpack key