diff --git a/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py b/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py
index 50cae41..12862c5 100755
--- a/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py
+++ b/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@
             info['job_dir'] = os.path.join(user_args.artifacts_path, "{}_{}".format(str(job), info['description']))
         to_fetch = {job_id: info for job_id, info in finished_jobs.items() if job_id not in fetched_artifacts}
         _log.info("Fetching artifacts for remaining jobs: %s", to_fetch.keys())
-        fetch_artifacts(to_fetch, user_args, lava)
+        try:
+            fetch_artifacts(to_fetch, user_args, lava)
+        except Exception as e:
+            _log.exception("Still failed to fetch artifacts for some jobs; continuing, but overall result is failure")
     return finished_jobs
 
 def resubmit_failed_jobs(jobs, user_args):