diff --git a/lib/iptable.rb b/lib/iptable.rb
index 54fba393d..b40e71055 100644
--- a/lib/iptable.rb
+++ b/lib/iptable.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ module Iptable
       end
     rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
       logger.error "ERROR: cannot open #{counter_proc}: #{e}"
+    rescue Errno::EACCES => e
+      logger.error "ERROR: no permission #{counter_proc}: #{e}"
     rescue IOError => e
       logger.error "ERROR: cannot write #{ip} to #{counter_proc}: #{e}"
     end