prevent inventory ejector crash and fail silently

init.lua

@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ local MP = minetest.get_modpath("digtron_customizations")
 dofile(MP.."/memoize.lua")
 dofile(MP.."/is_protected.lua")
 dofile(MP.."/overrides.lua")
+dofile(MP.."/item_ejector_drop_on_error.lua")

item_ejector_drop_on_error.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+local node_def = minetest.registered_nodes["digtron:inventory_ejector"]
+local old_on_punch = node_def.on_punch
+
+assert(node_def)
+assert(old_on_punch)
+
+minetest.override_item("digtron:inventory_ejector", {
+  on_punch = function(pos, node, player)
+    local ok = pcall(function()
+      old_on_punch(pos, node, player)
+    end)
+
+    if not ok then
+      minetest.log("warning", "[digtron_customizations] inventory_ejector failed at " .. minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
+    end
+  end
+})