diff --git a/df2db b/df2db
index 739843c..31f6683 100755
--- a/df2db
+++ b/df2db
@@ -12,34 +12,38 @@ csr = db.cursor()
 with open("/proc/mounts") as mounts:
     for mount in mounts:
         (dev, mountpoint, fstype, rest) = mount.split(' ', 3)
-        s = os.statvfs(mountpoint)
-        if s.f_blocks == 0:
-            continue # not a real file system
+        try:
+            s = os.statvfs(mountpoint)
+            if s.f_blocks == 0:
+                continue # not a real file system
 
-        s_total = s.f_blocks * s.f_bsize
-        s_usable = (s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree + s.f_bavail) * s.f_bsize
-        s_used = (s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree) * s.f_bsize
+            s_total = s.f_blocks * s.f_bsize
+            s_usable = (s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree + s.f_bavail) * s.f_bsize
+            s_used = (s.f_blocks - s.f_bfree) * s.f_bsize
 
-        f_total = s.f_files
-        f_usable = s.f_files - s.f_ffree + s.f_favail
-        f_used = s.f_files - s.f_ffree
+            f_total = s.f_files
+            f_usable = s.f_files - s.f_ffree + s.f_favail
+            f_used = s.f_files - s.f_ffree
 
-        csr.execute(
-                """
-                insert into df(
-                    hostname, filesystem,
+            csr.execute(
+                    """
+                    insert into df(
+                        hostname, filesystem,
+                        s_total, s_usable, s_used,
+                        f_total, f_usable, f_used
+                    )
+                    values (
+                        %s, %s,
+                        %s, %s, %s,
+                        %s, %s, %s
+                    )
+                    """,
+                    (hostname, mountpoint,
                     s_total, s_usable, s_used,
-                    f_total, f_usable, f_used
-                )
-                values (
-                    %s, %s,
-                    %s, %s, %s,
-                    %s, %s, %s
-                )
-                """,
-                (hostname, mountpoint,
-                s_total, s_usable, s_used,
-                f_total, f_usable, f_used))
+                    f_total, f_usable, f_used))
+        except PermissionError:
+            # silently ignore some errors
+            pass
 
 db.commit()