diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
index ce764a953..3032e8b12 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/jam_track_importer.rb
@@ -2811,14 +2811,19 @@ module JamRuby
 
         master_track = jam_track.master_track
         if master_track
-          Dir.mktmpdir do |tmp_dir|
-            ogg_44100 = File.join(tmp_dir, 'input.ogg')
-            private_s3_manager.download(master_track.url_by_sample_rate(44), ogg_44100)
+          begin
+            Dir.mktmpdir do |tmp_dir|
+              ogg_44100 = File.join(tmp_dir, 'input.ogg')
+              private_s3_manager.download(master_track.url_by_sample_rate(44), ogg_44100)
 
-            if importer.synchronize_duration(jam_track, ogg_44100)
-              jam_track.save!
-              importer.finish("success", nil)
+              if importer.synchronize_duration(jam_track, ogg_44100)
+                jam_track.save!
+                importer.finish("success", nil)
+              end
             end
+          rescue
+            logger.error("ERROR:  Import failed:  "+$!.to_s)
+            importer.finish('no_duration', nil)
           end
         else
           importer.finish('no_duration', nil)