diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 11eec6b..554a7d3 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ JRuby (1.5.2)
 
 Add the following gem dependency to your Rails project's <code>Gemfile</code>:
 
-    gem 'the-maestro', '0.4.1', :require => 'maestro'
+    gem 'the-maestro', '0.4.2', :require => 'maestro'
 
 Then run the following to install the Maestro gem:
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Add the following gem dependency to your Rails project's <code>config/environmen
 
     Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
 
-      config.gem "the-maestro", :lib => "maestro", :version => "0.4.1", :source => "http://gemcutter.org"
+      config.gem "the-maestro", :lib => "maestro", :version => "0.4.2", :source => "http://gemcutter.org"
 
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/maestro/cloud.rb b/lib/maestro/cloud.rb
index 578c4d1..12c94c1 100644
--- a/lib/maestro/cloud.rb
+++ b/lib/maestro/cloud.rb
@@ -200,8 +200,20 @@ def install_chef_solo(session=nil)
               channel.request_pty {|ch, success| abort "could not obtain pty" if !success}
               channel.exec(cmd) do |ch, success|
                 @logger.progress "."
-                ch.on_data {|ch, data| the_node.logger.info data}
-                ch.on_extended_data {|ch, data| the_node.logger.error }
+                ch.on_data do |ch2, data2|
+                  begin
+                    the_node.logger.info data2
+                  rescue StandardError => err
+                    the_node.logger.error "Unexpected error logging: #{err.to_s}"
+                  end
+                end
+                ch.on_extended_data do |ch2, data2|
+                  begin
+                    the_node.logger.error data2
+                  rescue StandardError => err
+                    the_node.logger.error "Unexpected error logging: #{err.to_s}"
+                  end
+                end
               end
             end
           end
@@ -274,8 +286,20 @@ def run_chef_solo(session=nil)
             else
               node_cmd = cmd + " -j '#{node_json_url(the_node)}'"
               channel.exec(node_cmd) do |ch, success|
-                ch.on_data {|ch2, data2| the_node.logger.info data2}
-                ch.on_extended_data {|ch2, data2| the_node.logger.error data2}
+                ch.on_data do |ch2, data2|
+                  begin
+                    the_node.logger.info data2
+                  rescue StandardError => err
+                    the_node.logger.error "Unexpected error logging: #{err.to_s}"
+                  end
+                end
+                ch.on_extended_data do |ch2, data2|
+                  begin
+                    the_node.logger.error data2
+                  rescue StandardError => err
+                    the_node.logger.error "Unexpected error logging: #{err.to_s}"
+                  end
+                end
               end
             end
           end
diff --git a/the-maestro.gemspec b/the-maestro.gemspec
index a241ec6..83aa77f 100644
--- a/the-maestro.gemspec
+++ b/the-maestro.gemspec
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{the-maestro}
-  s.version = "0.4.1"
+  s.version = "0.4.2"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Brian Ploetz"]
-  s.date = %q{2010-10-10}
+  s.date = %q{2010-10-17}
   s.description = %q{Maestro is a cloud provisioning, configuration, and management utility for your Ruby and Ruby On Rails applications.}
   s.extra_rdoc_files = [
     "LICENSE",
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.homepage = %q{http://github.com/bploetz/maestro}
   s.rdoc_options = ["--charset=UTF-8"]
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
-  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.3.5}
+  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.3.7}
   s.summary = %q{Maestro: Conduct your clouds.}
   s.test_files = [
     "test/integration/base_aws.rb",
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     current_version = Gem::Specification::CURRENT_SPECIFICATION_VERSION
     s.specification_version = 3
 
-    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::RubyGemsVersion) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
+    if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
       s.add_development_dependency(%q<thoughtbot-shoulda>, ["= 2.10.2"])
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<net-ssh>, ["= 2.0.15"])
       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<net-scp>, ["= 1.0.2"])