diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-sync-clock b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-sync-clock
index 30978af4..449c664f 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-sync-clock
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-sync-clock
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ def main():
                 print >> sys.stderr, '--> Syncing \'%s\' clock.' % vm.name
             try:
                 vm.run('root:date -u -s "%s"' % date_out, verbose=verbose)
-            except NotImplementedError:
+            except Exception as e:
+                print >> sys.stderr, "ERROR syncing time in VM '%s': %s" % (vm.name, str(e))
                 pass
 
 main()