diff --git a/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py b/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py
index 6b2725d..12ab382 100644
--- a/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py
+++ b/tractor/trionics/_broadcast.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ from trio._core._run import Task
 from trio.abc import ReceiveChannel
 from trio.lowlevel import current_task
 from msgspec import Struct
+from tractor.log import get_logger
 
+log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 # A regular invariant generic type
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ class BroadcastReceiver(ReceiveChannel):
         rx_chan: AsyncReceiver,
         state: BroadcastState,
         receive_afunc: Optional[Callable[[], Awaitable[Any]]] = None,
+        raise_on_lag: bool = False,
 
     ) -> None:
 
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ class BroadcastReceiver(ReceiveChannel):
         self._rx = rx_chan
         self._recv = receive_afunc or rx_chan.receive
         self._closed: bool = False
+        self._raise_on_lag = raise_on_lag
 
     def receive_nowait(
         self,
@@ -218,7 +222,12 @@ class BroadcastReceiver(ReceiveChannel):
 
                 # this task was overrun by the producer side
                 task: Task = current_task()
-                raise Lagged(f'Task {task.name} was overrun')
+                msg = f'Task {task.name} was overrun'
+
+                if self._raise_on_lag:
+                    raise Lagged(msg)
+                else:
+                    log.warning(msg)
 
             state.subs[key] -= 1
             return value