diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index f2a0917..de4e72f 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -475,9 +475,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
                 stash_data_issue(
                     parser="survex", message=message, url=None, sb=(survexblock.survexfile.path)
                 )
-                
-
-    
+                   
     def save_survexblocks_to_db(self):
         """This saves the in-memory python objects into the database, at which point
         the foreign keys are enabled and one can do queries on the database.
@@ -700,8 +698,14 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
                         parser="survex",
                         message=message
                     )  
-                        
-            SurvexPersonRole.objects.bulk_create(valid_list)
+            try:            
+                SurvexPersonRole.objects.bulk_create(valid_list)
+            except Exception as e:
+                message = f"\n ! - EXCEPTION '{e}' - in buk update. Falling back on sequential updates"
+                print(message)
+                print(message, file=sys.stderr)
+                stash_data_issue(parser="survex", message=message)
+            
                
         _pending_pr_saves = {} # in database now, so empty cache    
 
@@ -742,8 +746,10 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
                         qms.append(qm)
                         #qm.save()
                 except Exception as e:
-                    pass
-                    raise
+                    message = f"\n ! - EXCEPTION '{e}' - in buk update. Falling back on sequential updates"
+                    print(message)
+                    print(message, file=sys.stderr)
+                    stash_data_issue(parser="survex", message=message)
                     
             bulk_kwargs = {
                 "update_conflicts": True,
@@ -754,13 +760,13 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
             if connection.vendor != 'mysql': 
                 bulk_kwargs["unique_fields"] = ['cave', 'blockname', 'grade', 'number', 'expoyear']
 
-            try:
-                QM.objects.bulk_create(qms, **bulk_kwargs)                    
+            try:            
+                 QM.objects.bulk_create(qms, **bulk_kwargs)                    
             except Exception as e:
-                pass
-                raise
-               
-        _pending_qm_saves = {} # in database now, so empty cache    
+                message = f"\n ! - EXCEPTION '{e}' - in buk update. Falling back on sequential updates"
+                print(message)
+                print(message, file=sys.stderr)
+                stash_data_issue(parser="survex", message=message)
     
     def add_to_pending(self, survexblock, tm):
         """Collects team names. We might not have a date so cannot validate