Index: ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/TaskRunner.java =================================================================== --- ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/TaskRunner.java (revision 1042922) +++ ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/TaskRunner.java (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ */ public void runSequential() { - int exitVal = tsk.executeTask(); + int exitVal = -101; + try { + exitVal = tsk.executeTask(); + } catch (Throwable t) { + } result.setExitVal(exitVal); }