diff --git a/sql.go b/sql.go
index ca1e347..3aa32e5 100644
--- a/sql.go
+++ b/sql.go
@@ -289,10 +289,17 @@ func loadMsgParsingRules() (map[int]MessageParsingRule, error) {
 	)
 
 	log.Println("Loading message parsing rules...")
-
 	m := make(map[int]MessageParsingRule)
 	count := int(0)
 
+	defer func() {
+		if rec := recover(); rec != nil {
+			log.Printf("loadMsgParsingRules : panic (%s) \n", rec)
+			err := error.New("Can't load message parsing rules.")
+			return m, err
+		}
+	}()
+
 	rules, err := db.Query(`SELECT r.id, r.prio, r.descn, r.rule, r.msg_type_id FROM msg_rules r ORDER BY r.prio DESC;`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return m, err