diff --git a/awsimple/__version__.py b/awsimple/__version__.py
index 51c618e..81dcf89 100644
--- a/awsimple/__version__.py
+++ b/awsimple/__version__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 __application_name__ = "awsimple"
 __title__ = __application_name__
 __author__ = "abel"
-__version__ = "7.2.0"
+__version__ = "7.2.1"
 __author_email__ = "j@abel.co"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/jamesabel/awsimple"
 __download_url__ = "https://github.com/jamesabel/awsimple"
diff --git a/awsimple/pubsub.py b/awsimple/pubsub.py
index f927680..7de3240 100644
--- a/awsimple/pubsub.py
+++ b/awsimple/pubsub.py
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ def run(self):
                 sns.publish(message_string)
             except Empty:
                 pass
+            except RuntimeError as e:
+                log.info(f"SQS,{self.sqs_queue_name=},{e}")
 
             # sub
             if sqs_thread is not None:
@@ -249,6 +251,8 @@ def run(self):
                     sqs_metadata.update_table_mtime()
                 except Empty:
                     pass  # no message
+                except RuntimeError as e:
+                    log.info(f"SQS,{self.sqs_queue_name=},{e}")
 
             if self._new_event.wait(self._new_event_wait_time):  # timeout in case the new event technique fails
                 self._new_event.clear()