diff --git a/resallocserver/manager.py b/resallocserver/manager.py
index 35a5b7a..f00fd59 100644
--- a/resallocserver/manager.py
+++ b/resallocserver/manager.py
@@ -453,7 +453,14 @@ def loop(self):
 
     def run(self):
         while True:
-            self.loop()
+            try:
+                self.loop()
+            except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
+                # We are a daemon thread that nobody restarts in case of
+                # unexpected failure, so let's try to recover :shrug:.  If the
+                # parent dies, we get killed without any announcement, sounds
+                # fair.
+                pass
             time.sleep(app.config["sleeptime"] / 2)