diff --git a/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/helpers.py b/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/helpers.py
index cb9546f..5d64575 100644
--- a/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/helpers.py
+++ b/src/amcrest2mqtt/mixins/helpers.py
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 READY_FILE = os.getenv("READY_FILE", "/tmp/amcrest2mqtt.ready")
 
-
 class ConfigError(ValueError):
     """Raised when the configuration file is invalid."""
 
     pass
 
-
 class HelpersMixin:
     async def build_device_states(self: Amcrest2Mqtt, device_id: str) -> bool:
         if self.is_rebooting(device_id):
@@ -265,9 +263,15 @@ class HelpersMixin:
 
             try:
                 file_path.write_bytes(recording.encode("latin-1"))
+            except PermissionError as err:
+                self.logger.error(f"permission error saving recording to {file_path}: {err!r}")
+                return None
             except IOError as err:
                 self.logger.error(f"failed to save recording to {file_path}: {err!r}")
                 return None
+            except Exception as err:
+                self.logger.error(f"failed to save recording to {file_path}: {err!r}")
+                return None
 
             self.upsert_state(
                 device_id,