diff --git a/src/util/notifications_util.js b/src/util/notifications_util.js
index 0ae6f961d2..6b21cf7ccb 100644
--- a/src/util/notifications_util.js
+++ b/src/util/notifications_util.js
@@ -114,28 +114,33 @@ class Notificator {
         const file = new LogFile(fs_context, log_file);
         const send_promises = [];
         await file.collect_and_process(async str => {
-            const notif = JSON.parse(str);
-            dbg.log2("notifying with notification =", notif);
-            let connect = this.notif_to_connect.get(notif.meta.name);
-            if (!connect) {
-                connect = await this.parse_connect_file(notif.meta.connect);
-                this.notif_to_connect.set(notif.meta.name, connect);
-            }
-            let connection = this.connect_str_to_connection.get(notif.meta.name);
-            if (!connection) {
-                connection = get_connection(connect);
-                try {
-                    await connection.connect();
-                } catch (err) {
-                    //failed to connect
-                    dbg.error("Connection failed for", connect);
-                    await failure_append(str);
-                    return;
+            try {
+                const notif = JSON.parse(str);
+                dbg.log2("notifying with notification =", notif);
+                let connect = this.notif_to_connect.get(notif.meta.name);
+                if (!connect) {
+                    connect = await this.parse_connect_file(notif.meta.connect);
+                    this.notif_to_connect.set(notif.meta.name, connect);
                 }
-                this.connect_str_to_connection.set(notif.meta.name, connection);
+                let connection = this.connect_str_to_connection.get(notif.meta.name);
+                if (!connection) {
+                    connection = get_connection(connect);
+                    try {
+                        await connection.connect();
+                    } catch (err) {
+                        //failed to connect
+                        dbg.error("Connection failed for", connect);
+                        await failure_append(str);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    this.connect_str_to_connection.set(notif.meta.name, connection);
+                }
+                const send_promise = connection.promise_notify(notif, failure_append);
+                if (send_promise) send_promises.push(send_promise);
+            } catch (err) {
+                dbg.error("Failed to notify. err = ", err, ", str =", str);
+                await failure_append(str);
             }
-            const send_promise = connection.promise_notify(notif, failure_append);
-            if (send_promise) send_promises.push(send_promise);
         });
         //note we can't reject promises here, since Promise.all() is rejected on
         //first rejected promise, and that would not await other send_promises()