--- a/mqtt_metrics.py	Fri Aug 09 17:37:00 2024 -0700
+++ b/mqtt_metrics.py	Fri Aug 09 18:36:39 2024 -0700
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import re
 import time
 from typing import cast
@@ -56,12 +57,19 @@
 
 
 async def mqttTask():
-    client = aiomqtt.Client('mqtt2.bigasterisk.com', identifier="mqtt-exporter")
-    async with client:
-        await client.subscribe('#')
-        async for mqttMessage in client.messages:
-            onMqttMessage(mqttMessage)
+    try:
+        client = aiomqtt.Client('mqtt2.bigasterisk.com', identifier="mqtt-exporter")
+        async with client:
+            await client.subscribe('#')
+            async for mqttMessage in client.messages:
+                try:
+                    onMqttMessage(mqttMessage)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    log.warning("mqtt message (topic %r) failed: %r", mqttMessage.topic.value, e)
 
+    except Exception:
+        log.error("mqtt task failed", exc_info=True)
+        os.abort()
 
 def onMqttMessage(mqttMessage):
     message = simplifyMqttMessage(mqttMessage)