diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index c7f5c4193..ed5318917 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ func (c *Cluster) setState(state string) {
 		if c.state == ClusterStateResizing {
 			doCleanup = true
 		}
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid cluster state: %s", state))
 	}
 
 	c.state = state
diff --git a/gossip/gossip.go b/gossip/gossip.go
index 646bd63cb..0949feb16 100644
--- a/gossip/gossip.go
+++ b/gossip/gossip.go
@@ -346,12 +346,16 @@ func (g *GossipMemberSet) MergeRemoteState(buf []byte, join bool) {
 type GossipEventReceiver struct {
 	ch           chan memberlist.NodeEvent
 	eventHandler pilosa.EventHandler
+
+	// The writer for any logging.
+	LogOutput io.Writer
 }
 
 // NewGossipEventReceiver returns a new instance of GossipEventReceiver.
-func NewGossipEventReceiver() *GossipEventReceiver {
+func NewGossipEventReceiver(logOutput io.Writer) *GossipEventReceiver {
 	return &GossipEventReceiver{
-		ch: make(chan memberlist.NodeEvent, 1),
+		ch:        make(chan memberlist.NodeEvent, 1),
+		LogOutput: logOutput,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -374,6 +378,11 @@ func (g *GossipEventReceiver) Start(h pilosa.EventHandler) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// logger returns a logger for the GossipEventReceiver.
+func (g *GossipEventReceiver) logger() *log.Logger {
+	return log.New(g.LogOutput, "", log.LstdFlags)
+}
+
 func (g *GossipEventReceiver) listen() {
 	var nodeEventType pilosa.NodeEventType
 	for {
@@ -400,7 +409,9 @@ func (g *GossipEventReceiver) listen() {
 			Event: nodeEventType,
 			Node:  node,
 		}
-		_ = g.eventHandler.ReceiveEvent(ne)
+		if err := g.eventHandler.ReceiveEvent(ne); err != nil {
+			g.logger().Printf("receive event error: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/server/cluster_test.go b/server/cluster_test.go
index 65d8844d3..5ec805f81 100644
--- a/server/cluster_test.go
+++ b/server/cluster_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestMain_SendReceiveMessage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	m0.Server.Cluster.Coordinator = m0.Server.URI
 	m0.Server.Cluster.Topology = &pilosa.Topology{NodeIDs: []string{m0.Server.NodeID, m1.Server.NodeID}}
-	m0.Server.Cluster.EventReceiver = gossip.NewGossipEventReceiver()
+	m0.Server.Cluster.EventReceiver = gossip.NewGossipEventReceiver(m0.Server.LogOutput)
 	gossipMemberSet0, err := gossip.NewGossipMemberSet(m0.Server.URI.HostPort(), m0.Config, m0.Server)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestMain_SendReceiveMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	m1.Config.Gossip.Seeds = gossipMemberSet0.Seeds()
 
 	m1.Server.Cluster.Coordinator = m0.Server.URI
-	m1.Server.Cluster.EventReceiver = gossip.NewGossipEventReceiver()
+	m1.Server.Cluster.EventReceiver = gossip.NewGossipEventReceiver(m1.Server.LogOutput)
 	gossipMemberSet1, err := gossip.NewGossipMemberSet(m1.Server.URI.HostPort(), m1.Config, m1.Server)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 7b623461a..9803f7be2 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (m *Command) SetupNetworking() error {
 
 	m.Server.NodeID = m.Server.LoadNodeID()
 
-	m.Server.Cluster.EventReceiver = gossip.NewGossipEventReceiver()
+	m.Server.Cluster.EventReceiver = gossip.NewGossipEventReceiver(m.Server.LogOutput)
 	gossipMemberSet, err := gossip.NewGossipMemberSetWithTransport(m.Server.NodeID, m.Config, transport, m.Server)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err