diff --git a/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/server/MetricsServer.java b/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/server/MetricsServer.java
index d30b04e1..1c4a50b5 100644
--- a/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/server/MetricsServer.java
+++ b/code/common/service/java/nu/marginalia/service/server/MetricsServer.java
@@ -6,25 +6,34 @@ import nu.marginalia.service.module.ServiceConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletContextHandler;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 
 public class MetricsServer {
 
+    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MetricsServer.class);
+
     @Inject
-    public MetricsServer(ServiceConfiguration configuration) throws Exception {
+    public MetricsServer(ServiceConfiguration configuration) {
         // If less than zero, we forego setting up a metrics server
         if (configuration.metricsPort() < 0)
             return;
 
-        Server server = new Server(new InetSocketAddress(configuration.bindAddress(), configuration.metricsPort()));
+        try {
+            Server server = new Server(new InetSocketAddress(configuration.bindAddress(), configuration.metricsPort()));
 
-        ServletContextHandler context = new ServletContextHandler();
-        context.setContextPath("/");
-        server.setHandler(context);
+            ServletContextHandler context = new ServletContextHandler();
+            context.setContextPath("/");
+            server.setHandler(context);
 
-        context.addServlet(new ServletHolder(new MetricsServlet()), "/metrics");
+            context.addServlet(new ServletHolder(new MetricsServlet()), "/metrics");
 
-        server.start();
+            server.start();
+        }
+        catch (Exception|NoSuchMethodError ex) {
+            logger.error("Failed to set up metrics server", ex);
+        }
     }
 }