diff --git a/lib/Rss2Html/Feed.pm b/lib/Rss2Html/Feed.pm
index b7292a5..2dfee43 100644
--- a/lib/Rss2Html/Feed.pm
+++ b/lib/Rss2Html/Feed.pm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use v5.14;
 use Moose;
+use Try::Tiny;
 
 use Cache::Memcached;
 use Encode qw(decode_utf8);
@@ -128,7 +129,13 @@ sub update {
 	}
     } elsif ($self->{type} eq 'atom') {
 	my $api = XML::Atom::Client->new();
-	my $atomfeed = $api->getFeed($self->{url});
+        my $atomfeed;
+        try {
+            # This doesn't work. XML::Atom::Client EXITS on error!
+            $atomfeed = $api->getFeed($self->{url});
+        } catch {
+            $self->log->error("error fetching $self->{url}: $@");
+        }
 	if ($atomfeed) {
 	    my @items = $atomfeed->entries;
 	    for my $item (@items) {