diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d56ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### Composer template
+composer.phar
+/vendor/
+composer.lock
+
diff --git a/src/StackdriverHandler.php b/src/StackdriverHandler.php
index 2740909..356b60d 100644
--- a/src/StackdriverHandler.php
+++ b/src/StackdriverHandler.php
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ protected function write(array $record): void
 
         $entry = $this->logger->entry($data, $options);
 
-        $this->logger->write($entry);
+        try{
+            $this->logger->write($entry);
+        } catch (\Google\Cloud\Core\Exception\ServiceException $exception) {
+            error_log("Error connecting to Google services: " . $exception->getMessage());
+        } catch(\Exception $exception) {
+            throw $exception;
+        }
     }
 
     /**