diff --git a/brmbar3/brmbar/Database.py b/brmbar3/brmbar/Database.py
index d0202d4..6b985eb 100644
--- a/brmbar3/brmbar/Database.py
+++ b/brmbar3/brmbar/Database.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import psycopg2
 from contextlib import closing
 import time
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class Database:
     """self-reconnecting database object"""
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ class Database:
                 time.sleep(1)
             cur = self.db_conn.cursor()  #how ugly is this?
             return self._execute(cur, query, attrs, level+1)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            logger.debug("_execute exception: %s", ex)
 
     def commit(self):
         """passes commit to db"""