diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_systemd.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_systemd.rb
index 1ca51c1..924cb91 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_systemd.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_systemd.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ def watch
       while @running
         init_journal if @journal.wait(0) == :invalidate
         while @journal.move_next && @running
-          yield @journal.current_entry
+          begin
+            yield @journal.current_entry
+          rescue Systemd::JournalError => e
+            log.warn("Error Parsing Journal: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
+            next
+          end
           @pos_writer.update(@journal.cursor)
         end
         # prevent a loop of death
diff --git a/test/fixture/corrupt/test.badmsg.journal b/test/fixture/corrupt/test.badmsg.journal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2702df
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/fixture/corrupt/test.badmsg.journal differ
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_in_systemd.rb b/test/plugin/test_in_systemd.rb
index c31a9e9..dd0e5b8 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_in_systemd.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_in_systemd.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ def setup
       path test/fixture
     )
 
+    @badmsg_config = %(
+      tag test
+      path test/fixture/corrupt
+      read_from_head true
+    )
+
     @strip_config = base_config + %(
       strip_underscores true
     )
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ def setup
     )
   end
 
-  attr_reader :journal, :base_config, :pos_path, :pos_config, :head_config, :filter_config, :strip_config, :tail_config
+  attr_reader :journal, :base_config, :pos_path, :pos_config, :head_config, :filter_config, :strip_config, :tail_config, :badmsg_config
 
   def create_driver(config)
     Fluent::Test::InputTestDriver.new(Fluent::SystemdInput).configure(config)
@@ -180,4 +186,10 @@ def test_reading_from_the_journal_tail_explicit_setting
     d.run
   end
 
+  def test_continue_on_bad_message
+    d = create_driver(badmsg_config)
+    d.run
+    assert_equal 460, d.events.size
+  end
+
 end