diff --git a/tessellate-main/src/main/java/io/clusterless/tessellate/pipeline/Pipeline.java b/tessellate-main/src/main/java/io/clusterless/tessellate/pipeline/Pipeline.java
index 99c7eda..a677f6b 100644
--- a/tessellate-main/src/main/java/io/clusterless/tessellate/pipeline/Pipeline.java
+++ b/tessellate-main/src/main/java/io/clusterless/tessellate/pipeline/Pipeline.java
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 
 package io.clusterless.tessellate.pipeline;
 
+import cascading.CascadingException;
 import cascading.flow.Flow;
 import cascading.flow.local.LocalFlowConnector;
 import cascading.flow.local.LocalFlowProcess;
+import cascading.flow.stream.duct.DuctException;
 import cascading.operation.Debug;
 import cascading.operation.Insert;
 import cascading.operation.regex.RegexParser;
@@ -190,11 +192,36 @@ public Integer run() throws IOException {
 
         running.set(true);
         try {
-            flow.complete();
+            try {
+                flow.complete();
+            } catch (CascadingException e) {
+                return handleCascadingException(e);
+            }
         } finally {
             running.set(false);
         }
 
         return 0;
     }
+
+    private Integer handleCascadingException(CascadingException cascadingException) {
+        Throwable cause = cascadingException.getCause();
+
+        if (cause instanceof DuctException) {
+            LOG.error("flow failed with: {}: {}", cause.getMessage(), cause.getCause().getMessage(), cascadingException);
+            System.err.println("flow failed with: " + cause.getMessage() + ": " + cause.getCause().getMessage());
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (cause instanceof CascadingException) {
+            LOG.error("flow failed with: {}: {}", cause.getMessage(), cause.getCause().getMessage(), cascadingException);
+            System.err.println("flow failed with: " + cause.getMessage() + ": " + cause.getCause().getMessage());
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        LOG.error("flow failed with: {}", cascadingException.getMessage(), cascadingException);
+        System.err.println("flow failed with: " + cause.getMessage());
+
+        return -1;
+    }
 }