diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9ad7b85..8758647 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -151,6 +151,18 @@ function bootstrapWebsocketHandler(route) {
       // initialize ws router. future updates will only require updating
       // the wsRoutes dict, not create a whole new route
       wsRouter.ws(routeWithPrefix(route), (ws, req) => {
+        const myOn = ws.on.bind(ws)
+        ws.on = (thing, cb) => {
+          myOn(thing, (...args) => {
+            try {
+              cb(...args)
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+              const error = e.stack ? `${e}\n\n${e.stack}` : `${e}`;
+              model.createLog(db, route.structure_id, route.id, error, true);
+            }
+          })
+        }
         ws.render = (template, context) => {
           context = context || {};
           context.route = function (url) {