diff --git a/src/selkies_gstreamer/webrtc_input.py b/src/selkies_gstreamer/webrtc_input.py
index b197cac6..e123e3ee 100644
--- a/src/selkies_gstreamer/webrtc_input.py
+++ b/src/selkies_gstreamer/webrtc_input.py
@@ -582,7 +582,10 @@ def on_message(self, msg):
             except:
                 x, y, button_mask = 0, 0, self.button_mask
                 relative = False
-            self.send_x11_mouse(x, y, button_mask, relative)
+            try:
+                self.send_x11_mouse(x, y, button_mask, relative)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning('failed to set mouse cursor: {}'.format(e))
         elif toks[0] == "p":
             # toggle mouse pointer visibility
             visible = bool(int(toks[1]))