diff --git a/scripts/osm2pgsql_buildings.lua b/scripts/osm2pgsql_buildings.lua
index bc0bd30..e73d2bc 100644
--- a/scripts/osm2pgsql_buildings.lua
+++ b/scripts/osm2pgsql_buildings.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local buildings = osm2pgsql.define_area_table('buildings', {
   { column = 'osm_id', type = 'bigint', not_null = true },
-  { column = 'geom', type = 'geometry', projection = 4326, not_null = true },
+  { column = 'geom', type = 'geometry', not_null = true },
   { column = 'height_m', type = 'real', not_null = true },
   { column = 'levels', type = 'int' },
   { column = 'building_type', type = 'text' },
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ local function building_height(tags)
   return default_height(tags.building), nil, 'estimated'
 end
 
+local skipped = 0
+
 local function add_building(object, geom)
   if object.tags.building == nil or object.tags.building == 'no' then
     return
@@ -64,7 +66,12 @@ local function add_building(object, geom)
   end)
 
   if not ok then
-    print('skip building ' .. tostring(object.id) .. ': ' .. tostring(err))
+    skipped = skipped + 1
+    if skipped <= 10 then
+      print('skip building ' .. tostring(object.id) .. ': ' .. tostring(err))
+    elseif skipped == 11 then
+      print('skip building: further geometry errors suppressed')
+    end
   end
 end