diff --git a/src/sync.jl b/src/sync.jl
index 2f15e5b..7fba826 100644
--- a/src/sync.jl
+++ b/src/sync.jl
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ function background_sync(s::MatrixSync)
     @async while sync_enabled
         res = sync!(s)
         if :sync in keys(hooks)
-            hooks[:sync](res)
+	    try
+                hooks[:sync](res)
+	    catch
+	        @warn "Error running hook"
+	    end
         end
     end
 end