diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Utils/Scanner.php b/lib/private/Files/Utils/Scanner.php
index 226e5462b3409..6348427cb3bf1 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Utils/Scanner.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Utils/Scanner.php
@@ -156,33 +156,37 @@ protected function attachListener($mount) {
 	public function backgroundScan($dir) {
 		$mounts = $this->getMounts($dir);
 		foreach ($mounts as $mount) {
-			$storage = $mount->getStorage();
-			if (is_null($storage)) {
-				continue;
-			}
+			try {
+				$storage = $mount->getStorage();
+				if (is_null($storage)) {
+					continue;
+				}
 
-			// don't bother scanning failed storages (shortcut for same result)
-			if ($storage->instanceOfStorage(FailedStorage::class)) {
-				continue;
-			}
+				// don't bother scanning failed storages (shortcut for same result)
+				if ($storage->instanceOfStorage(FailedStorage::class)) {
+					continue;
+				}
 
-			$scanner = $storage->getScanner();
-			$this->attachListener($mount);
+				$scanner = $storage->getScanner();
+				$this->attachListener($mount);
 
-			$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Cache\Scanner', 'removeFromCache', function ($path) use ($storage) {
-				$this->triggerPropagator($storage, $path);
-			});
-			$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Cache\Scanner', 'updateCache', function ($path) use ($storage) {
-				$this->triggerPropagator($storage, $path);
-			});
-			$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Cache\Scanner', 'addToCache', function ($path) use ($storage) {
-				$this->triggerPropagator($storage, $path);
-			});
+				$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Cache\Scanner', 'removeFromCache', function ($path) use ($storage) {
+					$this->triggerPropagator($storage, $path);
+				});
+				$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Cache\Scanner', 'updateCache', function ($path) use ($storage) {
+					$this->triggerPropagator($storage, $path);
+				});
+				$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Cache\Scanner', 'addToCache', function ($path) use ($storage) {
+					$this->triggerPropagator($storage, $path);
+				});
 
-			$propagator = $storage->getPropagator();
-			$propagator->beginBatch();
-			$scanner->backgroundScan();
-			$propagator->commitBatch();
+				$propagator = $storage->getPropagator();
+				$propagator->beginBatch();
+				$scanner->backgroundScan();
+				$propagator->commitBatch();
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {
+				$this->logger->error("Error while trying to scan mount as {$mount->getMountPoint()}:" . $e->getMessage(), ['exception' => $e, 'app' => 'files']);
+			}
 		}
 	}