diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bc37b4a..331554b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 language: php
 
 php:
-  - 5.6
-  - 7.0
+  - 7.1
 
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
-  allow_failures:
-    - php: 7.0
 
 before_script:
   - composer install --no-interaction --dev --prefer-dist
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 9104a49..ddd7195 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.6",
+        "php": ">=7.1",
         "illuminate/queue": "^5.3.24",
         "laravel-doctrine/orm": "^1.0"
     },
diff --git a/src/EntityManagerClosedException.php b/src/Exceptions/EntityManagerClosedException.php
similarity index 65%
rename from src/EntityManagerClosedException.php
rename to src/Exceptions/EntityManagerClosedException.php
index a7fabc2..135fa12 100644
--- a/src/EntityManagerClosedException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/EntityManagerClosedException.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 
-namespace MaxBrokman\SafeQueue;
+namespace MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Exceptions;
 
 use Exception;
 
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/QueueFailureException.php b/src/Exceptions/QueueFailureException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cc2389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exceptions/QueueFailureException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Exceptions;
+
+use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\QueueFailure;
+use Throwable;
+
+class QueueFailureException extends \Exception implements QueueFailure
+{
+    public function __construct(Throwable $previous = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct("Unable to fetch job from queue", 500, $previous);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/QueueFailure.php b/src/QueueFailure.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43fd483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/QueueFailure.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace MaxBrokman\SafeQueue;
+
+/**
+ * Interface QueueMustStop used in testing to force a stop.
+ */
+interface QueueFailure
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Worker.php b/src/Worker.php
index b65a9a4..d1dbcff 100644
--- a/src/Worker.php
+++ b/src/Worker.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<?php
-
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace MaxBrokman\SafeQueue;
 
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Queue\QueueManager;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Worker as IlluminateWorker;
 use Illuminate\Queue\WorkerOptions;
+use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Exceptions\EntityManagerClosedException;
+use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Exceptions\QueueFailureException;
 use Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalThrowableError;
 use Throwable;
 
@@ -54,10 +55,11 @@ public function __construct(
      *
      * This is a slight re-working of the parent implementation to aid testing.
      *
-     * @param  string                          $connectionName
-     * @param  null                            $queue
+     * @param  string $connectionName
+     * @param  null $queue
      * @param  \Illuminate\Queue\WorkerOptions $options
      * @return void
+     * @throws Exception
      */
     public function daemon($connectionName, $queue, WorkerOptions $options)
     {
@@ -100,10 +102,11 @@ public function stop()
      * We clear the entity manager, assert that it's open and also assert that
      * the database has an open connection before running each job.
      *
-     * @param  string                          $connectionName
-     * @param  string                          $queue
+     * @param  string $connectionName
+     * @param  string $queue
      * @param  \Illuminate\Queue\WorkerOptions $options
      * @return bool
+     * @throws Exception
      */
     public function runNextJob($connectionName, $queue, WorkerOptions $options)
     {
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ public function runNextJob($connectionName, $queue, WorkerOptions $options)
             $this->assertEntityManagerOpen();
         } catch (EntityManagerClosedException $e) {
             if ($this->exceptions) {
-                $this->exceptions->report(new EntityManagerClosedException);
+                $this->exceptions->report($e);
             }
 
             return false;
@@ -122,9 +125,7 @@ public function runNextJob($connectionName, $queue, WorkerOptions $options)
         $this->assertGoodDatabaseConnection();
 
         try {
-            $job = $this->getNextJob(
-                $this->manager->connection($connectionName), $queue
-            );
+            $job = $this->fetchNewJob($connectionName, $queue);
 
             // If we're able to pull a job off of the stack, we will process it and then return
             // from this method. If there is no job on the queue, we will "sleep" the worker
@@ -137,20 +138,12 @@ public function runNextJob($connectionName, $queue, WorkerOptions $options)
                 return true;
             }
 
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            if ($this->exceptions) {
-                $this->exceptions->report($e);
-            }
-
-            if ($e instanceof QueueMustStop) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+        } catch (Exception | Throwable $e) {
             if ($this->exceptions) {
                 $this->exceptions->report(new FatalThrowableError($e));
             }
 
-            if ($e instanceof QueueMustStop) {
+            if ($e instanceof QueueMustStop || $e instanceof QueueFailure) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -186,4 +179,21 @@ private function assertGoodDatabaseConnection()
             $connection->connect();
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $connectionName
+     * @param null $queue
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Job|null
+     * @throws QueueFailureException
+     */
+    private function fetchNewJob(string $connectionName, $queue): ?\Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Job
+    {
+        try {
+            return $this->getNextJob(
+                $this->manager->connection($connectionName), $queue
+            );
+        } catch (Exception | Throwable $e) {
+            throw new QueueFailureException($e);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/WorkerTest.php b/tests/WorkerTest.php
index 4cc7267..9e8e3ef 100644
--- a/tests/WorkerTest.php
+++ b/tests/WorkerTest.php
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 use Illuminate\Queue\QueueManager;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Worker as IlluminateWorker;
 use Illuminate\Queue\WorkerOptions;
-use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\EntityManagerClosedException;
+use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Exceptions\EntityManagerClosedException;
+use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Exceptions\QueueFailureException;
 use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\QueueMustStop;
 use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Stopper;
 use MaxBrokman\SafeQueue\Worker;
 use Mockery as m;
+use Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalThrowableError;
 
 class WorkerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
@@ -123,6 +125,15 @@ protected function prepareToRunJob($job)
         call_user_func_array([$popExpectation, 'andReturn'], $jobs);
     }
 
+    protected function prepareToRunJobFails()
+    {
+        $this->queueManager->shouldReceive('isDownForMaintenance')->andReturn(false);
+        $this->queueManager->shouldReceive('connection')->andReturn($this->queue);
+        $this->queueManager->shouldReceive('getName')->andReturn('test');
+
+        $this->queue->shouldReceive('pop')->andThrow(new QueueFailureException(new BadThingHappened()));
+    }
+
     public function testExtendsLaravelWorker()
     {
         $this->assertInstanceOf(IlluminateWorker::class, $this->worker);
@@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ public function testReconnected()
         // We must stop
         $this->stopper->shouldReceive('stop')->once();
         // We must log this fact
-        $this->exceptions->shouldReceive('report')->with(m::type(BadThingHappened::class))->once();
+        $this->exceptions->shouldReceive('report')->with(m::type(FatalThrowableError::class))->once();
 
         // Make a job
         $job = m::mock(Job::class);
@@ -176,8 +187,8 @@ public function testReconnected()
     public function testLoops()
     {
         // Entity manager will report open and good connection
-        $this->entityManager->shouldReceive('isOpen')->andReturn(true)->times(2);
-        $this->dbConnection->shouldReceive('ping')->andReturn(true)->times(2);
+        $this->entityManager->shouldReceive('isOpen')->andReturn(true)->times(3);
+        $this->dbConnection->shouldReceive('ping')->andReturn(true)->times(3);
 
         // We must stop
         $this->stopper->shouldReceive('stop')->once();
@@ -192,9 +203,9 @@ public function testLoops()
         $jobTwo->shouldReceive('fire')->once()->andThrow(new BadThingHappened());
         $jobTwo->shouldIgnoreMissing();
 
-        $this->exceptions->shouldReceive('report')->with(m::type(BadThingHappened::class))->once();
+        $this->exceptions->shouldReceive('report')->with(m::type(FatalThrowableError::class))->once();
 
-        $this->prepareToRunJob([$jobOne, $jobTwo]);
+        $this->prepareToRunJob([null, $jobOne, $jobTwo]);
 
         $this->worker->daemon('test', null, $this->options);
     }
@@ -214,6 +225,25 @@ public function testRestartsNicely()
 
         $this->worker->daemon('test', null, $this->options);
     }
+
+    public function testQueueFailure()
+    {
+        // Entity manager will report open and good connection
+        $this->entityManager->shouldReceive('isOpen')->andReturn(true)->times(1);
+        $this->dbConnection->shouldReceive('ping')->andReturn(true)->times(1);
+
+        // We must stop
+        $this->stopper->shouldReceive('stop')->once();
+
+        // Make a job
+        $job = m::mock(Job::class);
+
+        $this->exceptions->shouldReceive('report')->with(m::type(FatalThrowableError::class))->once();
+
+        $this->prepareToRunJobFails();
+
+        $this->worker->daemon('test', null, $this->options);
+    }
 }
 
 class BadThingHappened extends \Exception implements QueueMustStop