diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bdbdf18..b99b83b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     tokio::spawn(connection);
 
     client.execute("create table if not exists log(
+        prio smallint,
         rcv_ip inet,
         rcv_date timestamptz,
         date timestamptz,
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let client = Arc::new(client);
 
     let insert_statement = client
-        .prepare("insert into log(rcv_ip, rcv_date, date, daemon, message) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)").await?;
+        .prepare("insert into log(prio, rcv_ip, rcv_date, date, daemon, message) values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)").await?;
 
     let mut listener = TcpListener::bind(&options.addr).await
         .map_err(|e| format!("could not bind to {} with error {:?}", &options.addr, e))?;
@@ -100,9 +101,9 @@ async fn handle_peer(stream: TcpStream, peer: SocketAddr, db: Arc<Client>, inser
     loop {
         match lines.next().await.transpose()? {
             Some(line) => {
-                let (now, date, service, log) = parse_line(&line)?;
+                let (prio, now, date, service, log) = parse_line(&line)?;
                 if !blacklist.contains(service) {
-                    db.execute(&insert_statement, &[&ip, &now, &date, &service, &log]).await?;
+                    db.execute(&insert_statement, &[&prio, &ip, &now, &date, &service, &log]).await?;
                 }
             },
             None => break,
@@ -118,7 +119,15 @@ async fn handle_peer(stream: TcpStream, peer: SocketAddr, db: Arc<Client>, inser
  * , log entry
  * )
  */
-fn parse_line(line: &'_ str) -> Result<(DateTime<Local>, DateTime<FixedOffset>, &'_ str, &'_ str), Error> {
+fn parse_line(line: &'_ str) -> Result<(i16, DateTime<Local>, DateTime<FixedOffset>, &'_ str, &'_ str), Error> {
+    let mut prio_and_remainder = line.splitn(2, '>');
+    let prio = prio_and_remainder.next().ok_or("log did not contain priority")?;
+    let prio = &prio[1..];
+    let prio = prio.parse()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("could not parse priority {}: {}",prio, e))?;
+
+
+    let line = prio_and_remainder.next().expect("splitn should always return a second part");
     let (date, line) = line.split_at(16);
 
     // we need to prepend the current year and timezone, as that is not stated in the logfile
@@ -126,7 +135,8 @@ fn parse_line(line: &'_ str) -> Result<(DateTime<Local>, DateTime<FixedOffset>,
     let mut base = format!("{}", now.format("%Y %z "));
     base.push_str(date);
 
-    let date = DateTime::parse_from_str(&base, "%Y %z %b %e %H:%M:%S ")?;
+    let date = DateTime::parse_from_str(&base, "%Y %z %b %e %H:%M:%S ").
+        map_err(|e| format!("could not parse {}{} {}", date, line, e))?;
 
     let mut parts = line.splitn(2, ':');
 
@@ -135,5 +145,5 @@ fn parse_line(line: &'_ str) -> Result<(DateTime<Local>, DateTime<FixedOffset>,
     let service = service_parts.next().ok_or("could not split pid from service")?.trim();
 
     let log = parts.next().ok_or("could not parse logfile")?.trim();
-    Ok((now, date, service, log))
+    Ok((prio, now, date, service, log))
 }