diff --git a/pandora/document/fulltext.py b/pandora/document/fulltext.py
index 1872b9ce3..0de8adca2 100644
--- a/pandora/document/fulltext.py
+++ b/pandora/document/fulltext.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
@@ -5,6 +6,9 @@ import tempfile
 from django.conf import settings
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('pandora.' + __name__)
+
+
 def extract_text(pdf, page=None):
     if page is not None:
         page = str(page)
@@ -66,6 +70,8 @@ class FulltextMixin:
                 res = self.elasticsearch().delete(index=self._ES_INDEX, doc_type=self._ES_DOC_TYPE, id=self.id)
             except NotFoundError:
                 pass
+            except:
+                logger.error('failed to delete fulltext document', exc_info=True)
 
     def update_fulltext(self):
         if self.has_fulltext_key():