prevent retiring on python module update errors

[netdata.git] / python.d / python_modules / base.py

diff --git a/python.d/python_modules/base.py b/python.d/python_modules/base.py
index 8940b8731a128fadd4ce86fc4ba6b654dc9676be..fdacbc98ebf3d81cd22ee97ba02208147ab1fcab 100644 (file)
--- a/python.d/python_modules/base.py
+++ b/python.d/python_modules/base.py
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ class SimpleService(threading.Thread):
             try:
                 status = self._run_once()
             except Exception as e:
-                self.alert("internal error - aborting data collection: " + str(e))
-                return
+                status = False
 
             if status:
                 # it is good