diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/async/AsynchronousTaskExecutor.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/async/AsynchronousTaskExecutor.java
index 5f9a0f961f..00fb28a07d 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/async/AsynchronousTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/async/AsynchronousTaskExecutor.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import org.jboss.seam.security.Identity;
 import org.jboss.seam.security.RunAsOperation;
 
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 /**
  * This class executes a Runnable Process asynchronously. Do not use this class directly.
  * Use {@link org.zanata.async.TaskExecutor} instead as this is just a wrapper to make sure
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
 @Name("asynchronousTaskExecutor")
 @Scope(ScopeType.STATELESS)
 @AutoCreate
+@Slf4j
 public class AsynchronousTaskExecutor
 {
    @Asynchronous
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ public void execute()
             catch (Exception t)
             {
                task.getHandle().setException(t);
+               AsynchronousTaskExecutor.log.error("Exception when executing an asynchronous task.", t);
             }
          }
 
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/rest/service/AsynchronousProcessResourceService.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/rest/service/AsynchronousProcessResourceService.java
index 29f0ff6f6a..168d5a4f25 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/rest/service/AsynchronousProcessResourceService.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/rest/service/AsynchronousProcessResourceService.java
@@ -252,11 +252,13 @@ public ProcessStatus getProcessStatus(@PathParam("processId") String processId)
          catch (InterruptedException e)
          {
             // The process was forcefully cancelled
+            status.setStatusCode(ProcessStatusCode.Failed);
             status.setMessages(Lists.newArrayList(e.getMessage()));
          }
          catch (ExecutionException e)
          {
             // Exception thrown while running the task
+            status.setStatusCode(ProcessStatusCode.Failed);
             status.setMessages(Lists.newArrayList(e.getCause().getMessage()));
          }