diff --git a/DrBotIRC.py b/DrBotIRC.py
index c42ccba..15381b4 100644
--- a/DrBotIRC.py
+++ b/DrBotIRC.py
@@ -110,8 +110,11 @@ class DrBotIRC(irclib.IRC):
 
         h = self.handlers
         for handler in h.get("all_events", []) + h.get(event.eventtype(), []):
-            if handler[1](connection, event) == "NO MORE":
-                return
+            try:
+                if handler[1](connection, event) == "NO MORE":
+                    return
+            except Exception as e:
+                print("exception floated up to DrBotIrc: " + str(e))
 
     def try_to_replace_event_text_with_module_text(self, connection, event):
         """Do something very similar to _handle_event, but for recursion.