diff --git a/Make-proc-file-failure-loud-but-nonfatal.patch b/Make-proc-file-failure-loud-but-nonfatal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eabb88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Make-proc-file-failure-loud-but-nonfatal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+From bc4c8a61c0615ca76b930a22e3602d0e1ec900f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 13:06:17 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Make proc file failure loud but nonfatal
+
+Signed-off-by: Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com>
+Reviewed-by: Simo Sorce <simo@redhat.com>
+Resolves: #190
+(cherry picked from commit 4f60bf02a1a68cbb26251e764357b753f80790f3)
+---
+ proxy/src/gp_init.c | 34 +++++++++++++++-------------------
+ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/proxy/src/gp_init.c b/proxy/src/gp_init.c
+index 4673f02..e69934d 100644
+--- a/proxy/src/gp_init.c
++++ b/proxy/src/gp_init.c
+@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ void init_proc_nfsd(struct gp_config *cfg)
+ {
+     char buf[] = "1";
+     bool enabled = false;
+-    int fd, i, ret;
++    int fd, ret;
+ 
+     /* check first if any service enabled kernel support */
+-    for (i = 0; i < cfg->num_svcs; i++) {
+-        if (cfg->svcs[i]->kernel_nfsd == true) {
++    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->num_svcs; i++) {
++        if (cfg->svcs[i]->kernel_nfsd) {
+             enabled = true;
+             break;
+         }
+@@ -161,30 +161,26 @@ void init_proc_nfsd(struct gp_config *cfg)
+     fd = open(LINUX_PROC_USE_GSS_PROXY_FILE, O_RDWR);
+     if (fd == -1) {
+         ret = errno;
+-        fprintf(stderr, "GSS-Proxy is not supported by this kernel since "
+-                "file %s could not be found: %d (%s)\n",
+-                LINUX_PROC_USE_GSS_PROXY_FILE,
+-                ret, gp_strerror(ret));
+-        exit(1);
++        GPDEBUG("Kernel doesn't support GSS-Proxy (can't open %s: %d (%s))\n",
++                LINUX_PROC_USE_GSS_PROXY_FILE, ret, gp_strerror(ret));
++        goto fail;
+     }
+ 
+     ret = write(fd, buf, 1);
+     if (ret != 1) {
+         ret = errno;
+-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to write to %s: %d (%s)\n",
+-                LINUX_PROC_USE_GSS_PROXY_FILE,
+-                ret, gp_strerror(ret));
+-        exit(1);
++        GPDEBUG("Failed to write to %s: %d (%s)\n",
++                LINUX_PROC_USE_GSS_PROXY_FILE, ret, gp_strerror(ret));
+     }
+ 
+-    ret = close(fd);
+-    if (ret == -1) {
+-        ret = errno;
+-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to close %s: %d (%s)\n",
+-                LINUX_PROC_USE_GSS_PROXY_FILE,
+-                ret, gp_strerror(ret));
+-        exit(1);
++    close(fd);
++    if (ret != 0) {
++        goto fail;
+     }
++
++    return;
++fail:
++    GPDEBUG("Problem with kernel communication!  NFS server will not work\n");
+ }
+ 
+ void write_pid(void)
diff --git a/gssproxy.spec b/gssproxy.spec
index ddbd343..40e3918 100644
--- a/gssproxy.spec
+++ b/gssproxy.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:		gssproxy
 Version:	0.7.0
-Release:	8%{?dist}
+Release:	9%{?dist}
 Summary:	GSSAPI Proxy
 
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Patch4: Update-systemd-file.patch
 Patch5: Fix-unused-variables.patch
 Patch6: Fix-segfault-when-no-config-files-are-present.patch
 Patch7: Include-header-for-writev.patch
+Patch8: Make-proc-file-failure-loud-but-nonfatal.patch
 
 ### Dependencies ###
 Requires: krb5-libs >= 1.12.0
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ A proxy for GSSAPI credential handling
 %patch5 -p2 -b .Fix-unused-variables
 %patch6 -p2 -b .Fix-segfault-when-no-config-files-are-present
 %patch7 -p2 -b .Include-header-for-writev
+%patch8 -p2 -b .Make-proc-file-failure-loud-but-nonfatal
 
 %build
 autoreconf -f -i
@@ -120,6 +122,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %systemd_postun_with_restart gssproxy.service
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 25 2017 Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com> - 0.7.0-9
+- Make proc failure loud but nonfatal
+
 * Wed May 24 2017 Robbie Harwood <rharwood@redhat.com> - 0.7.0-8
 - Remove (buggy?) logic around NFS snippet.