diff --git a/src/anemoi/registry/workers/__init__.py b/src/anemoi/registry/workers/__init__.py
index b39e50f..bff70e9 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/registry/workers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/registry/workers/__init__.py
@@ -81,18 +81,23 @@ def run(self):
     def process_one_task(self):
         task = self.choose_task()
         if not task:
-            return False
+            return
 
         uuid = task.key
         LOG.info(f"Processing task {uuid}: {task}")
         self.parse_task(task)  # for checking only
 
         task.take_ownership()
-        self.process_task_with_heartbeat(task)
+        try:
+            self.process_task_with_heartbeat(task)
+        except Exception as e:
+            LOG.error(f"Error for task {task}: {e}")
+            LOG.exception("Exception occurred during task processing:", exc_info=e)
+            task.release_ownership()
+            return
         LOG.info(f"Task {uuid} completed.")
         task.unregister()
         LOG.info(f"Task {uuid} deleted.")
-        return True
 
     def process_task_with_heartbeat(self, task):
         STOP = []
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ def choose_task(self):
         if not cat:
             LOG.info("No queued tasks found")
         else:
-            LOG.info(cat.to_str(long=True))
+            LOG.info(f"Tasks list \n{cat.to_str(long=True)}")
 
         # if a task is running, check if it has been running for too long, and free it
         for task in cat: