diff --git a/bin/user/netatmo.py b/bin/user/netatmo.py
index 8e9333d..74eb5f1 100644
--- a/bin/user/netatmo.py
+++ b/bin/user/netatmo.py
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ import weewx.drivers
 import weewx.engine
 import weewx.units
 import weewx.wxformulas
+import weeutil.weeutil
 
 DRIVER_NAME = 'netatmo'
-DRIVER_VERSION = "0.11"
+DRIVER_VERSION = "0.12"
 
 INHG_PER_MBAR = 0.0295299830714
 MPH_TO_KPH = 1.60934
@@ -323,6 +324,9 @@ class CloudClient(Collector):
                         logdbg("waiting %s seconds before retry" %
                                self._retry_wait)
                         time.sleep(self._retry_wait)
+                    except Exception, e:
+                        logerr("exception in netatmo-client: %s" % e)
+                        weeutil.weeutil.log_traceback('*** ', syslog.LOG_DEBUG)
                 else:
                     logerr("failed to get data after %d attempts" %
                            self._max_tries)
@@ -356,7 +360,9 @@ class CloudClient(Collector):
     @staticmethod
     def extract_data(x, units_dict):
         """Extract data we care about from a device or module"""
-        data = {'time_utc': x['dashboard_data']['time_utc']}
+        data = dict()
+        if 'time_utc' in x['dashboard_data']:
+            data['time_utc'] = x['dashboard_data']['time_utc']
         for n in CloudClient.META_ITEMS:
             if n in x:
                 data[n] = x[n]
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 9975c63..5e81b33 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.12 11sep2018
+* deal with missing time_utc from server
+
 0.11 08jul2018
 * explicitly catch socket timeouts since URLError does not in python 2.7
 
diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index d004be7..c73ad6f 100644
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def loader():
 class NetatmoInstaller(ExtensionInstaller):
     def __init__(self):
         super(NetatmoInstaller, self).__init__(
-            version="0.11",
+            version="0.12",
             name='netatmo',
             description='Driver for netatmo weather stations.',
             author="Matthew Wall",