diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 986a8b09d..830d459e9 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ config :plausible,
   super_admin_user_ids: super_admin_user_ids,
   is_selfhost: is_selfhost,
   custom_script_name: custom_script_name,
-  log_failed_login_attempts: log_failed_login_attempts
+  log_failed_login_attempts: log_failed_login_attempts,
+  persistent_cache_dir: maxmind_cache_dir
 
 config :plausible, :selfhost,
   enable_email_verification: enable_email_verification,
diff --git a/lib/plausible/ingestion/write_buffer.ex b/lib/plausible/ingestion/write_buffer.ex
index 7854357fb..1c1d7191a 100644
--- a/lib/plausible/ingestion/write_buffer.ex
+++ b/lib/plausible/ingestion/write_buffer.ex
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ defmodule Plausible.Ingestion.WriteBuffer do
         Logger.info("Flushing #{buffer_size} byte(s) RowBinary from #{name}")
         IngestRepo.query!(insert_sql, [header | buffer], insert_opts)
     end
+  rescue
+    _ ->
+      path =
+        Path.join(
+          Application.get_env(:plausible, :persistent_cache_dir) || System.tmp_dir!(),
+          "insert_error.dump"
+        )
+
+      File.write!(path, state.buffer)
   end
 
   defp default_flush_interval_ms do