diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index e86fcd7..50a12c2 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -443,7 +443,10 @@ def readsock(sock):
 		rmsg = 'ACK'
 	else:
 		opkt = dicttos('ACK', rmsg, host.cver > 1)		# clients w/ ver 2+ can cope
-	ss=sock.sendto(opkt, addr)
+	try:
+		ss=sock.sendto(opkt, addr)
+	except:
+		pass	# XXX return pkg failes
 	if DEBUG > 2: print "sendto1: %s (%s) %s %s" % (addr, len(opkt), op, str(rmsg)[:50])
 
 	# send any commands we have queued