diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 42b7a97..b81e6eb 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ func (c Configuration) resolvePath(pathFull string) (string, os.FileInfo) {
 			}
 			return "", nil
 		}
+		if fileInfo.Mode()&os.ModeSocket != 0 {
+			return "", nil
+		}
+
 		fi = fileInfo
 		pathFull = linkPath
 	}
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@ func (c Configuration) watcher() (*pkg.Watcher, error) {
 
 	for _, consumer := range consumers {
 		if err := consumer.Init(); err != nil {
-			logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to init consumer")
+			logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to init consumer")
 		}
 	}
 	return pkg.NewWatcher(func(w *pkg.Watcher) {
@@ -472,10 +476,7 @@ func run() error {
 	metrics.RecordByInstalledHost()
 	// send version metric
 	metrics.RecordVersion(Version)
-	err = metrics.RecordBPFMetrics()
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error starting bpf metrics")
-	}
+	metrics.RecordBPFMetrics()
 	key := make([]byte, keySize)
 	if config.Keyfile == "" {
 		if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, key); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/graphite.go b/pkg/graphite.go
index e57736f..c281bb6 100644
--- a/pkg/graphite.go
+++ b/pkg/graphite.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (m *Metrics) RecordByInstalledHost() {
 }
 
 // RecordBPFMetrics send metrics for BPF hits and misses per probe
-func (m *Metrics) RecordBPFMetrics() error {
+func (m *Metrics) RecordBPFMetrics() {
 	go func() {
 		for range time.Tick(m.MetricsInterval) {
 			BPFMetrics, err := m.fetchBPFMetrics()
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ func (m *Metrics) RecordBPFMetrics() error {
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *Metrics) fetchBPFMetrics() (map[string]bpfMetrics, error) {
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ func (m *Metrics) fetchBPFMetrics() (map[string]bpfMetrics, error) {
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+			log.Print(err)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ func (m *Metrics) fetchBPFMetrics() (map[string]bpfMetrics, error) {
 	}
 
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		log.Print(err)
 	}
 	return BPFMetrics, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/watcher.go b/pkg/watcher.go
index a9af074..7556e4a 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher.go
@@ -209,11 +209,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) removeInode(key uint64) {
 func (w *Watcher) Start() error {
 	defer func() {
 		if i := recover(); i != nil {
-			w.Fatal().Msgf("Panic Caught")
 			w.Fatal().Msgf("Caught panic: %v", i)
-			if err := w.Start(); err != nil {
-				w.Error().Err(err)
-			}
 		}
 	}()
 	w.Debug().Msgf("consumer Count: %v", len(w.Consumers))