diff --git a/report_sql.py b/report_sql.py
index 794ebc2..1c5c330 100644
--- a/report_sql.py
+++ b/report_sql.py
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ class reportClient(NetstringReceiver):
         
     def send_mysql(self,event):
 
-        while not self.db.is_connected():
-            self.db.reconnect()
+            while not self.db.is_connected():
+                try:
+                    self.db.reconnect()
+                except mysql.connector.Error as err:
+                    print('(MYSQL) error on reconnect: {}'.format(err))    
+                
         print("{} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {}".format(event['type'],event['event'], event['trx'],event['system'],event['streamid'],event['peerid'],event['subid'],event['slot'],event['dstid'],event['duration']))
         _cursor = self.db.cursor()
         try: