diff --git a/slogging/db_stats_collector.py b/slogging/db_stats_collector.py
index 95efaa8..746be82 100644
--- a/slogging/db_stats_collector.py
+++ b/slogging/db_stats_collector.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from paste.deploy import appconfig
 import shutil
 import hashlib
 import urllib
+import sqlite3
 
 from swift.account.server import DATADIR as account_server_data_dir
 from swift.container.server import DATADIR as container_server_data_dir
@@ -89,7 +90,13 @@ class DatabaseStatsCollector(Daemon):
                         for filename in files:
                             if filename.endswith('.db'):
                                 db_path = os.path.join(root, filename)
-                                line_data = self.get_data(db_path)
+                                try:
+                                    line_data = self.get_data(db_path)
+                                except sqlite3.Error, err:
+                                    self.logger.info(
+                                        _("Error accessing db %s: %s") %
+                                          (db_path, err))
+                                    continue
                                 if line_data:
                                     statfile.write(line_data)
                                     hasher.update(line_data)
diff --git a/test_slogging/unit/test_db_stats_collector.py b/test_slogging/unit/test_db_stats_collector.py
index becd3da..cb7b99d 100644
--- a/test_slogging/unit/test_db_stats_collector.py
+++ b/test_slogging/unit/test_db_stats_collector.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import unittest
 import os
 import time
 import uuid
+import sqlite3
 from shutil import rmtree
 from slogging import db_stats_collector
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
@@ -163,6 +164,15 @@ class TestDbStats(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(output_data), 0)
 
+    def test_account_stat_run_once_bad_db(self):
+        stat, output_data = self._gen_account_stat()
+
+        def raise_error(path):
+            raise sqlite3.OperationalError('Test error')
+        stat.get_data = raise_error
+        was_errors = len(stat.logger.log_dict['info'])
+        stat.run_once()
+
     def test_account_stat_run_once_container_metadata(self):
 
         stat, output_data = self._gen_container_stat(set_metadata=True)