diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Bot.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Bot.cs
index c1dbb718..6b6d8107 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Bot.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Bot.cs
@@ -83,9 +83,16 @@ public class Bot
         // This *probably* doesn't matter in practice but I jut think it's neat, y'know.
         var timeNow = SystemClock.Instance.GetCurrentInstant();
         var timeTillNextWholeMinute = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(60000 - timeNow.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds() % 60000 + 250);
-        _periodicTask = new Timer(_ =>
+        _periodicTask = new Timer(async _ =>
         {
-            var __ = UpdatePeriodic();
+            try
+            {
+                await UpdatePeriodic();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.Error(e, "failed to run once-per-minute scheduled task");
+            }
         }, null, timeTillNextWholeMinute, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
     }