diff --git a/app/cron/process_batches.php b/app/cron/process_batches.php
index 4f84cfe..42de271 100644
--- a/app/cron/process_batches.php
+++ b/app/cron/process_batches.php
@@ -132,20 +132,20 @@ try {
             $db->commit();
             echo "Success: Created Invoice $invoiceId\n";
 
-            // Send silent push update for progress
-            $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT total_images, processed_images, uploaded_by FROM invoice_batches WHERE id = ?");
-            $stmt->execute([$batchId]);
-            $currentBatch = $stmt->fetch();
-            if ($currentBatch) {
-                $notifier = new NotificationService();
-                $notifier->sendDataNotification($currentBatch['uploaded_by'], [
-                    'type' => 'batch_progress',
-                    'batch_id' => $batchId,
-                    'processed' => $currentBatch['processed_images'],
-                    'total' => $currentBatch['total_images']
-                ]);
-            }
-
+            try {
+                // Send silent push update for progress
+                $stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT total_images, processed_images, uploaded_by FROM invoice_batches WHERE id = ?");
+                $stmt->execute([$batchId]);
+                $currentBatch = $stmt->fetch();
+                if ($currentBatch) {
+                    $notifier = new NotificationService();
+                    $notifier->sendDataNotification($currentBatch['uploaded_by'], [
+                        'type' => 'batch_progress',
+                        'batch_id' => $batchId,
+                        'processed' => $currentBatch['processed_images'],
+                        'total' => $currentBatch['total_images']
+                    ]);
+                }
             } catch (\Exception $pushErr) {
                 echo "Push error: " . $pushErr->getMessage() . "\n";
             }