diff --git a/plan.inc.php b/plan.inc.php
index 15c3643..626f84a 100644
--- a/plan.inc.php
+++ b/plan.inc.php
@@ -251,7 +251,15 @@ class Plan
 
       while(!$this->isOver())
       {
-        $this->_updateMessengerThread(false);
+        try
+        {
+          //let's not exit the testing just because we couldn't update IM thread for some reason
+          $this->_updateMessengerThread(false);
+        }
+        catch(\Throwable $e) 
+        {
+          err("Task #{$task->run_id} IM thread update error: {$e} *{$task->device}*...");
+        }
 
         yield Amp\delay((int)($this->session->conf->sleep_time*1000));