diff --git a/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php b/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php
index 279f665..82697c3 100644
--- a/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php
+++ b/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ protected function responseFromCache(): ?Response
                         ->setReadCache(false)
                         ->setWriteCache(true)
                         ->sync();
-                } catch (\Throwable) {
-                    // Nobody cares, this is literally what use-stale is good at
+                } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                    $reRequest->onBackgroundRefreshFailed($e);
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public function purgeCache(): self
         return parent::purgeCache();
     }
 
+    protected function onBackgroundRefreshFailed(\Throwable $e): void {}
+
     // Children of this class are *required* to thoughtfully implement their own PHP 8.1+ style serialization,
     // to work with `dispatch` in `responseFromCache`
     // https://php.watch/versions/8.1/serializable-deprecated