diff --git a/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/QodanaPeriodicMiner.java b/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/QodanaPeriodicMiner.java
index 77b460f8c..a60be4caa 100644
--- a/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/QodanaPeriodicMiner.java
+++ b/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/QodanaPeriodicMiner.java
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ private Project getKnownProject() {
     }
 
     void mine(@Observes StartupEvent event) {
-        logger.atInfo().log("Starting Qodana periodic miner");
-        vertx.setTimer(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(5), v -> vertx.executeBlocking(it -> mineRandomRepo()));
+        try {
+            logger.atInfo().log("Starting Qodana periodic miner");
+            vertx.setTimer(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(5), v -> vertx.executeBlocking(it -> mineRandomRepo()));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("Failed to repo with Qodana");
+        }
     }
 
     private void mineRandomRepo() {
diff --git a/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/SpoonPeriodicMiner.java b/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/SpoonPeriodicMiner.java
index 5da1db47e..20a7e2155 100644
--- a/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/SpoonPeriodicMiner.java
+++ b/github-bot/src/main/java/io/github/martinwitt/laughing_train/mining/SpoonPeriodicMiner.java
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ private Project getKnownProject() {
     }
 
     void mine(@Observes StartupEvent event) {
-        logger.atInfo().log("Start mining with spoon");
-        vertx.setTimer(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(5), v -> vertx.executeBlocking(it -> mineRandomRepo()));
+        try {
+            logger.atInfo().log("Start mining with spoon");
+            vertx.setTimer(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(5), v -> vertx.executeBlocking(it -> mineRandomRepo()));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("Failed to repo with spoon");
+        }
     }
 
     private void mineRandomRepo() {