diff --git a/src/codemodder/codemodder.py b/src/codemodder/codemodder.py
index f2b50f31..4c7c43f9 100644
--- a/src/codemodder/codemodder.py
+++ b/src/codemodder/codemodder.py
@@ -97,13 +97,19 @@ def analyze_files(
             line_include,
             sarif_for_file,
         )
-
-        apply_codemod_to_file(
-            execution_context,
-            file_context,
-            codemod,
-            source_tree,
-        )
+        try:
+            apply_codemod_to_file(
+                execution_context,
+                file_context,
+                codemod,
+                source_tree,
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            execution_context.add_failure(codemod.id, file_path)
+            logger.exception(
+                "error transforming file %s with codemod %s", file_path, codemod.id
+            )
+            continue
 
     if failures := execution_context.get_failures(codemod.id):
         logger.info("failed:")
diff --git a/tests/test_codemodder.py b/tests/test_codemodder.py
index 137bd65c..2426bc3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_codemodder.py
+++ b/tests/test_codemodder.py
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ def test_no_files_matched(self, error_log, mock_parse):
 
         mock_parse.assert_not_called()
 
-    @mock.patch("libcst.parse_module", side_effect=Exception)
-    @mock.patch("codemodder.codemodder.report_default")
-    def test_cst_parsing_fails(self, mock_reporting, mock_parse):
+    def run_and_assert_failures(self, mock_reporting, mock_parse):
         args = [
             "tests/samples/",
             "--output",
@@ -57,6 +55,16 @@ def test_cst_parsing_fails(self, mock_reporting, mock_parse):
             "tests/samples/unverified_request.py",
         ]
 
+    @mock.patch("libcst.parse_module", side_effect=Exception)
+    @mock.patch("codemodder.codemodder.report_default")
+    def test_cst_parsing_fails(self, mock_reporting, mock_parse):
+        self.run_and_assert_failures(mock_reporting, mock_parse)
+
+    @mock.patch("codemodder.codemodder.apply_codemod_to_file", side_effect=Exception)
+    @mock.patch("codemodder.codemodder.report_default")
+    def test_transform_fails(self, mock_reporting, mock_parse):
+        self.run_and_assert_failures(mock_reporting, mock_parse)
+
     @mock.patch("codemodder.codemodder.update_code")
     @mock.patch("codemodder.codemods.base_codemod.semgrep_run", side_effect=semgrep_run)
     def test_dry_run(self, _, mock_update_code):