diff --git a/src/dpp/socketengine.cpp b/src/dpp/socketengine.cpp
index bb611b5828..10301d4ec6 100644
--- a/src/dpp/socketengine.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/socketengine.cpp
@@ -79,11 +79,15 @@ void socket_engine_base::prune() {
 		to_delete_count = 0;
 	}
 	if (time(nullptr) != last_time) {
-		/* Every minute, rehash all cache containers.
-		 * We do this from the socket engine now, not from
-		 * shard 0, so no need to run shards to have timers!
-		 */
-		owner->tick_timers();
+		try {
+			/* Every minute, rehash all cache containers.
+			 * We do this from the socket engine now, not from
+			 * shard 0, so no need to run shards to have timers!
+			 */
+			owner->tick_timers();
+		} catch (const std::exception& e) {
+			owner->log(dpp::ll_error, "Uncaught exception in tick_timers: " + std::string(e.what()));
+		}
 
 		if ((time(nullptr) % 60) == 0) {
 			dpp::garbage_collection();
diff --git a/src/dpp/socketengines/epoll.cpp b/src/dpp/socketengines/epoll.cpp
index 90d4ed11a3..77b2b34c71 100644
--- a/src/dpp/socketengines/epoll.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/socketengines/epoll.cpp
@@ -90,36 +90,42 @@ struct socket_engine_epoll : public socket_engine_base {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if ((ev.events & EPOLLHUP) != 0U) {
-				if (eh->on_error) {
-					eh->on_error(fd, *eh, EPIPE);
-				}
-				continue;
-			}
+			try {
 
-			if ((ev.events & EPOLLERR) != 0U) {
-				socklen_t codesize = sizeof(int);
-				int errcode{};
-				if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &errcode, &codesize) < 0) {
-					errcode = errno;
+				if ((ev.events & EPOLLHUP) != 0U) {
+					if (eh->on_error) {
+						eh->on_error(fd, *eh, EPIPE);
+					}
+					continue;
 				}
-				if (eh->on_error) {
-					eh->on_error(fd, *eh, errcode);
+
+				if ((ev.events & EPOLLERR) != 0U) {
+					socklen_t codesize = sizeof(int);
+					int errcode{};
+					if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &errcode, &codesize) < 0) {
+						errcode = errno;
+					}
+					if (eh->on_error) {
+						eh->on_error(fd, *eh, errcode);
+					}
+					continue;
 				}
-				continue;
-			}
 
-			if ((ev.events & EPOLLOUT) != 0U) {
-				eh->flags = modify_event(epoll_handle, eh, eh->flags & ~WANT_WRITE);
-				if (eh->on_write) {
-					eh->on_write(fd, *eh);
+				if ((ev.events & EPOLLOUT) != 0U) {
+					eh->flags = modify_event(epoll_handle, eh, eh->flags & ~WANT_WRITE);
+					if (eh->on_write) {
+						eh->on_write(fd, *eh);
+					}
 				}
-			}
 
-			if ((ev.events & EPOLLIN) != 0U) {
-				if (eh->on_read) {
-					eh->on_read(fd, *eh);
+				if ((ev.events & EPOLLIN) != 0U) {
+					if (eh->on_read) {
+						eh->on_read(fd, *eh);
+					}
 				}
+
+			} catch (const std::exception& e) {
+				eh->on_error(fd, *eh, 0);
 			}
 		}
 		prune();
diff --git a/src/dpp/socketengines/kqueue.cpp b/src/dpp/socketengines/kqueue.cpp
index dda636b145..0f162d3fc1 100644
--- a/src/dpp/socketengines/kqueue.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/socketengines/kqueue.cpp
@@ -69,24 +69,30 @@ struct socket_engine_kqueue : public socket_engine_base {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			const short filter = kev.filter;
-			if (kev.flags & EV_EOF || kev.flags & EV_ERROR) {
-				if (eh->on_error) {
-					eh->on_error(kev.ident, *eh, kev.fflags);
+			try {
+
+				const short filter = kev.filter;
+				if (kev.flags & EV_EOF || kev.flags & EV_ERROR) {
+					if (eh->on_error) {
+						eh->on_error(kev.ident, *eh, kev.fflags);
+					}
+					continue;
 				}
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (filter == EVFILT_WRITE) {
-				const int bits_to_clr = WANT_WRITE;
-				eh->flags &= ~bits_to_clr;
-				if (eh->on_write) {
-					eh->on_write(kev.ident, *eh);
+				if (filter == EVFILT_WRITE) {
+					const int bits_to_clr = WANT_WRITE;
+					eh->flags &= ~bits_to_clr;
+					if (eh->on_write) {
+						eh->on_write(kev.ident, *eh);
+					}
 				}
-			}
-			else if (filter == EVFILT_READ) {
-				if (eh->on_read) {
-					eh->on_read(kev.ident, *eh);
+				else if (filter == EVFILT_READ) {
+					if (eh->on_read) {
+						eh->on_read(kev.ident, *eh);
+					}
 				}
+
+			} catch (const std::exception& e) {
+				eh->on_error(kev.ident, *eh, 0);
 			}
 		}
 		prune();
diff --git a/src/dpp/socketengines/poll.cpp b/src/dpp/socketengines/poll.cpp
index f0dd308b85..197fdf6640 100644
--- a/src/dpp/socketengines/poll.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/socketengines/poll.cpp
@@ -73,30 +73,36 @@ struct socket_engine_poll : public socket_engine_base {
 			}
 			socket_events* eh = iter->second.get();
 
-			if ((revents & POLLHUP) != 0) {
-				eh->on_error(fd, *eh, 0);
-				continue;
-			}
+			try {
 
-			if ((revents & POLLERR) != 0) {
-				socklen_t codesize = sizeof(int);
-				int errcode{};
-				if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char*)&errcode, &codesize) < 0) {
-					errcode = errno;
+				if ((revents & POLLHUP) != 0) {
+					eh->on_error(fd, *eh, 0);
+					continue;
 				}
-				eh->on_error(fd, *eh, errcode);
-				continue;
-			}
 
-			if ((revents & POLLIN) != 0) {
-				eh->on_read(fd, *eh);
-			}
+				if ((revents & POLLERR) != 0) {
+					socklen_t codesize = sizeof(int);
+					int errcode{};
+					if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char*)&errcode, &codesize) < 0) {
+						errcode = errno;
+					}
+					eh->on_error(fd, *eh, errcode);
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if ((revents & POLLIN) != 0) {
+					eh->on_read(fd, *eh);
+				}
 
-			if ((revents & POLLOUT) != 0) {
-				int mask = eh->flags;
-				mask &= ~WANT_WRITE;
-				eh->flags = mask;
-				eh->on_write(fd, *eh);
+				if ((revents & POLLOUT) != 0) {
+					int mask = eh->flags;
+					mask &= ~WANT_WRITE;
+					eh->flags = mask;
+					eh->on_write(fd, *eh);
+				}
+
+			} catch (const std::exception& e) {
+				eh->on_error(fd, *eh, 0);
 			}
 		}
 		prune();
diff --git a/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp b/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp
index 3e9d24862b..c13dc70db3 100644
--- a/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp
+++ b/src/dpp/sslclient.cpp
@@ -483,7 +483,9 @@ void ssl_client::on_write(socket fd, const struct socket_events& e) {
 }
 
 void ssl_client::on_error(socket fd, const struct socket_events&, int error_code) {
-	throw dpp::connection_exception(err_socket_error, strerror(errno));
+	if (sfd != INVALID_SOCKET) {
+		this->close();
+	}
 }
 
 void ssl_client::read_loop()