diff --git a/plugins/serializers/influx/influx.go b/plugins/serializers/influx/influx.go
index 7d68ed3df..926bfcb34 100644
--- a/plugins/serializers/influx/influx.go
+++ b/plugins/serializers/influx/influx.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package influx
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"math"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -26,14 +27,28 @@ const (
 	UintSupport FieldTypeSupport = 1 << iota
 )
 
+// MetricError is an error causing a metric to be unserializable.
+type MetricError struct {
+	s string
+}
+
+func (e MetricError) Error() string {
+	return e.s
+}
+
+// FieldError is an error causing a field to be unserializable.
+type FieldError struct {
+	s string
+}
+
+func (e FieldError) Error() string {
+	return e.s
+}
+
 var (
-	ErrNeedMoreSpace    = errors.New("need more space")
-	ErrInvalidName      = errors.New("invalid name")
-	ErrInvalidFieldKey  = errors.New("invalid field key")
-	ErrInvalidFieldType = errors.New("invalid field type")
-	ErrFieldIsNaN       = errors.New("is NaN")
-	ErrFieldIsInf       = errors.New("is Inf")
-	ErrNoFields         = errors.New("no fields")
+	ErrNeedMoreSpace = &MetricError{"need more space"}
+	ErrInvalidName   = &MetricError{"invalid name"}
+	ErrNoFields      = &MetricError{"no serializable fields"}
 )
 
 // Serializer is a serializer for line protocol.
@@ -148,7 +163,7 @@ func (s *Serializer) buildFieldPair(key string, value interface{}) error {
 	// Some keys are not encodeable as line protocol, such as those with a
 	// trailing '\' or empty strings.
 	if key == "" {
-		return ErrInvalidFieldKey
+		return &FieldError{"invalid field key"}
 	}
 
 	s.pair = append(s.pair, key...)
@@ -182,6 +197,9 @@ func (s *Serializer) writeMetric(w io.Writer, m telegraf.Metric) error {
 	for _, field := range m.FieldList() {
 		err = s.buildFieldPair(field.Key, field.Value)
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf(
+				"D! [serializers.influx] could not serialize field %q: %v; discarding field",
+				field.Key, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -262,11 +280,11 @@ func (s *Serializer) appendFieldValue(buf []byte, value interface{}) ([]byte, er
 		return appendIntField(buf, v), nil
 	case float64:
 		if math.IsNaN(v) {
-			return nil, ErrFieldIsNaN
+			return nil, &FieldError{"is NaN"}
 		}
 
 		if math.IsInf(v, 0) {
-			return nil, ErrFieldIsInf
+			return nil, &FieldError{"is Inf"}
 		}
 
 		return appendFloatField(buf, v), nil
@@ -274,8 +292,9 @@ func (s *Serializer) appendFieldValue(buf []byte, value interface{}) ([]byte, er
 		return appendStringField(buf, v), nil
 	case bool:
 		return appendBoolField(buf, v), nil
+	default:
+		return buf, &FieldError{fmt.Sprintf("invalid value type: %T", v)}
 	}
-	return buf, ErrInvalidFieldType
 }
 
 func appendUintField(buf []byte, value uint64) []byte {
diff --git a/plugins/serializers/influx/reader.go b/plugins/serializers/influx/reader.go
index 590e2fafd..4a755c88d 100644
--- a/plugins/serializers/influx/reader.go
+++ b/plugins/serializers/influx/reader.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package influx
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 )
@@ -47,11 +49,25 @@ func (r *reader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 		return 0, io.EOF
 	}
 
-	_, err := r.serializer.Write(r.buf, r.metrics[r.offset])
-	r.offset += 1
-	if err != nil {
-		r.buf.Reset()
-		return 0, err
+	for _, metric := range r.metrics[r.offset:] {
+		_, err := r.serializer.Write(r.buf, metric)
+		r.offset += 1
+		if err != nil {
+			r.buf.Reset()
+			switch err.(type) {
+			case *MetricError:
+				// Since we are serializing an array of metrics, don't fail
+				// the entire batch just because of one unserializable metric.
+				log.Printf(
+					"D! [serializers.influx] could not serialize metric %q: %v; discarding metric",
+					metric.Name(), err)
+				continue
+			default:
+				fmt.Println(err)
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		break
 	}
 
 	return r.buf.Read(p)
diff --git a/plugins/serializers/influx/reader_test.go b/plugins/serializers/influx/reader_test.go
index 5dca21595..642b71b1c 100644
--- a/plugins/serializers/influx/reader_test.go
+++ b/plugins/serializers/influx/reader_test.go
@@ -83,6 +83,62 @@ func TestReader(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: []byte("cpu value=42 0\n"),
 		},
+		{
+			name:         "continue on failed metrics",
+			maxLineBytes: 4096,
+			bufferSize:   15,
+			input: []telegraf.Metric{
+				MustMetric(
+					metric.New(
+						"",
+						map[string]string{},
+						map[string]interface{}{
+							"value": 42.0,
+						},
+						time.Unix(0, 0),
+					),
+				),
+				MustMetric(
+					metric.New(
+						"cpu",
+						map[string]string{},
+						map[string]interface{}{
+							"value": 42.0,
+						},
+						time.Unix(0, 0),
+					),
+				),
+			},
+			expected: []byte("cpu value=42 0\n"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "last metric failed regression",
+			maxLineBytes: 4096,
+			bufferSize:   15,
+			input: []telegraf.Metric{
+				MustMetric(
+					metric.New(
+						"cpu",
+						map[string]string{},
+						map[string]interface{}{
+							"value": 42.0,
+						},
+						time.Unix(0, 0),
+					),
+				),
+				MustMetric(
+					metric.New(
+						"",
+						map[string]string{},
+						map[string]interface{}{
+							"value": 42.0,
+						},
+						time.Unix(0, 0),
+					),
+				),
+			},
+			expected: []byte("cpu value=42 0\n"),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {