diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
index 9b2d3496c..bc560413d 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ class AlarmService(object):
             return
 
         LOG.debug(_('evaluating alarm %s') % alarm.alarm_id)
-        self.evaluators[alarm.type].obj.evaluate(alarm)
+        try:
+            self.evaluators[alarm.type].obj.evaluate(alarm)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception(_('Failed to evaluate alarm %s'), alarm.alarm_id)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def _assigned_alarms(self):
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_alarm_svc.py b/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_alarm_svc.py
index 5c06e997c..f2d80750b 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_alarm_svc.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_alarm_svc.py
@@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ class TestAlarmEvaluationService(tests_base.BaseTestCase):
                 self.svc.PARTITIONING_GROUP_NAME, [alarm])
             self.threshold_eval.evaluate.assert_called_once_with(alarm)
 
+    def test_evaluation_cycle_with_bad_alarm(self):
+        alarms = [
+            mock.Mock(type='threshold', name='bad'),
+            mock.Mock(type='threshold', name='good'),
+        ]
+        self.api_client.alarms.list.return_value = alarms
+        self.threshold_eval.evaluate.side_effect = [Exception('Boom!'), None]
+        with mock.patch('ceilometerclient.client.get_client',
+                        return_value=self.api_client):
+            p_coord_mock = self.svc.partition_coordinator
+            p_coord_mock.extract_my_subset.return_value = alarms
+
+            self.svc._evaluate_assigned_alarms()
+            self.assertEqual([mock.call(alarms[0]), mock.call(alarms[1])],
+                             self.threshold_eval.evaluate.call_args_list)
+
     def test_unknown_extension_skipped(self):
         alarms = [
             mock.Mock(type='not_existing_type'),
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_singleton_alarm_svc.py b/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_singleton_alarm_svc.py
index 58bb3d80c..f6bd2affd 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_singleton_alarm_svc.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/alarm/test_singleton_alarm_svc.py
@@ -71,6 +71,19 @@ class TestSingletonAlarmService(tests_base.BaseTestCase):
             self.singleton._evaluate_assigned_alarms()
             self.threshold_eval.evaluate.assert_called_once_with(alarm)
 
+    def test_evaluation_cycle_with_bad_alarm(self):
+        alarms = [
+            mock.Mock(type='threshold', name='bad'),
+            mock.Mock(type='threshold', name='good'),
+        ]
+        self.threshold_eval.evaluate.side_effect = [Exception('Boom!'), None]
+        self.api_client.alarms.list.return_value = alarms
+        with mock.patch('ceilometerclient.client.get_client',
+                        return_value=self.api_client):
+            self.singleton._evaluate_assigned_alarms()
+            self.assertEqual([mock.call(alarms[0]), mock.call(alarms[1])],
+                             self.threshold_eval.evaluate.call_args_list)
+
     def test_unknown_extension_skipped(self):
         alarms = [
             mock.Mock(type='not_existing_type'),