diff --git a/django_q/cluster.py b/django_q/cluster.py
index 00e1929..e63ed30 100644
--- a/django_q/cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/cluster.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ except ImportError:
 # Django
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django import db
 
 # Local
 import signing
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ def monitor(result_queue):
     """
     name = current_process().name
     logger.info(_("{} monitoring at {}").format(name, current_process().pid))
+    db.close_old_connections()
     for task in iter(result_queue.get, 'STOP'):
         save_task(task)
         if task['success']:
@@ -346,6 +348,7 @@ def worker(task_queue, result_queue, timer, timeout=Conf.TIMEOUT):
     """
     name = current_process().name
     logger.info(_('{} ready for work at {}').format(name, current_process().pid))
+    db.close_old_connections()
     task_count = 0
     # Start reading the task queue
     for pack in iter(task_queue.get, 'STOP'):
@@ -399,9 +402,9 @@ def save_task(task):
     if not task.get('save', Conf.SAVE_LIMIT > 0) and task['success']:
         return
     # SAVE LIMIT > 0: Prune database, SAVE_LIMIT 0: No pruning
-    if task['success'] and 0 < Conf.SAVE_LIMIT < Success.objects.count():
-        Success.objects.last().delete()
     try:
+        if task['success'] and 0 < Conf.SAVE_LIMIT < Success.objects.count():
+            Success.objects.last().delete()
         Task.objects.create(id=task['id'],
                             name=task['name'],
                             func=task['func'],
@@ -421,62 +424,65 @@ def scheduler(list_key=Conf.Q_LIST):
     """
     Creates a task from a schedule at the scheduled time and schedules next run
     """
-    for s in Schedule.objects.exclude(repeats=0).filter(next_run__lt=timezone.now()):
-        args = ()
-        kwargs = {}
-        # get args, kwargs and hook
-        if s.kwargs:
-            try:
-                # eval should be safe here cause dict()
-                kwargs = eval('dict({})'.format(s.kwargs))
-            except SyntaxError:
-                kwargs = {}
-        if s.args:
-            args = ast.literal_eval(s.args)
-            # single value won't eval to tuple, so:
-            if type(args) != tuple:
-                args = (args,)
-        q_options = kwargs.get('q_options', {})
-        if s.hook:
-            q_options['hook'] = s.hook
-        # set up the next run time
-        if not s.schedule_type == s.ONCE:
-            next_run = arrow.get(s.next_run)
-            if s.schedule_type == s.HOURLY:
-                next_run = next_run.replace(hours=+1)
-            elif s.schedule_type == s.DAILY:
-                next_run = next_run.replace(days=+1)
-            elif s.schedule_type == s.WEEKLY:
-                next_run = next_run.replace(weeks=+1)
-            elif s.schedule_type == s.MONTHLY:
-                next_run = next_run.replace(months=+1)
-            elif s.schedule_type == s.QUARTERLY:
-                next_run = next_run.replace(months=+3)
-            elif s.schedule_type == s.YEARLY:
-                next_run = next_run.replace(years=+1)
-            s.next_run = next_run.datetime
-            s.repeats += -1
-        # send it to the cluster
-        q_options['list_key'] = list_key
-        q_options['group'] = s.name or s.id
-        kwargs['q_options'] = q_options
-        s.task = tasks.async(s.func, *args, **kwargs)
-        # log it
-        if not s.task:
-            logger.error(
-                _('{} failed to create a task from schedule [{}]').format(current_process().name, s.name or s.id))
-        else:
-            logger.info(
-                _('{} created a task from schedule [{}]').format(current_process().name, s.name or s.id))
-        # default behavior is to delete a ONCE schedule
-        if s.schedule_type == s.ONCE:
-            if s.repeats < 0:
-                s.delete()
-                return
-            # but not if it has a positive repeats
-            s.repeats = 0
-        # save the schedule
-        s.save()
+    try:
+        for s in Schedule.objects.exclude(repeats=0).filter(next_run__lt=timezone.now()):
+            args = ()
+            kwargs = {}
+            # get args, kwargs and hook
+            if s.kwargs:
+                try:
+                    # eval should be safe here cause dict()
+                    kwargs = eval('dict({})'.format(s.kwargs))
+                except SyntaxError:
+                    kwargs = {}
+            if s.args:
+                args = ast.literal_eval(s.args)
+                # single value won't eval to tuple, so:
+                if type(args) != tuple:
+                    args = (args,)
+            q_options = kwargs.get('q_options', {})
+            if s.hook:
+                q_options['hook'] = s.hook
+            # set up the next run time
+            if not s.schedule_type == s.ONCE:
+                next_run = arrow.get(s.next_run)
+                if s.schedule_type == s.HOURLY:
+                    next_run = next_run.replace(hours=+1)
+                elif s.schedule_type == s.DAILY:
+                    next_run = next_run.replace(days=+1)
+                elif s.schedule_type == s.WEEKLY:
+                    next_run = next_run.replace(weeks=+1)
+                elif s.schedule_type == s.MONTHLY:
+                    next_run = next_run.replace(months=+1)
+                elif s.schedule_type == s.QUARTERLY:
+                    next_run = next_run.replace(months=+3)
+                elif s.schedule_type == s.YEARLY:
+                    next_run = next_run.replace(years=+1)
+                s.next_run = next_run.datetime
+                s.repeats += -1
+            # send it to the cluster
+            q_options['list_key'] = list_key
+            q_options['group'] = s.name or s.id
+            kwargs['q_options'] = q_options
+            s.task = tasks.async(s.func, *args, **kwargs)
+            # log it
+            if not s.task:
+                logger.error(
+                    _('{} failed to create a task from schedule [{}]').format(current_process().name, s.name or s.id))
+            else:
+                logger.info(
+                    _('{} created a task from schedule [{}]').format(current_process().name, s.name or s.id))
+            # default behavior is to delete a ONCE schedule
+            if s.schedule_type == s.ONCE:
+                if s.repeats < 0:
+                    s.delete()
+                    return
+                # but not if it has a positive repeats
+                s.repeats = 0
+            # save the schedule
+            s.save()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
 
 
 def set_cpu_affinity(n, process_ids, actual=not Conf.TESTING):