diff --git a/go/master/c/client.go b/go/master/c/client.go
index 9a59337108d1aa33929abb480af686a96514655b..9a3960d59cd950ba68213ac53a51bfc4e68c0546 100644
--- a/go/master/c/client.go
+++ b/go/master/c/client.go
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ func paddle_set_dataset(client C.paddle_master_client, path **C.char, size C.int
 	}
 	err := c.SetDataset(paths)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("error set dataset", log.Ctx{"error": err})
+		log.Error("error set dataset",
+			log.Ctx{"error": err, "paths": paths})
 		return C.PADDLE_MASTER_ERROR
 	}
 
diff --git a/go/master/client.go b/go/master/client.go
index 5d657548c9039dfdacf61dd1145deb9777596d9f..7bcf86955348fad14cbe86e2180539372fcb82cf 100644
--- a/go/master/client.go
+++ b/go/master/client.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func (c *Client) StartGetRecords(passID int) {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) getRecords(passID int) {
+	i := 0
 	for {
 		t, err := c.getTask(passID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -130,12 +131,20 @@ func (c *Client) getRecords(passID int) {
 				c.ch <- record{nil, err}
 				break
 			}
-			if err.Error() == ErrPassAfter.Error() {
-				// wait util last pass finishes
-				time.Sleep(time.Second * 3)
-				continue
+
+			if i%60 == 0 {
+				log.Debug("getTask of passID error.",
+					log.Ctx{"error": err, "passID": passID})
+				i = 0
 			}
-			log.Error("getTask error.", log.Ctx{"error": err})
+
+			// if err.Error() == ErrPassAfter.Error()
+			//   wait util last pass finishes
+			// if other error such as network error
+			//   wait to reconnect or task time out
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 3)
+			i += 3
+			continue
 		}
 
 		for _, chunk := range t.Chunks {
diff --git a/go/master/client_test.go b/go/master/client_test.go
index 79b9cc844d1ff938915a622bf19a7d772682becf..1963dbfd732605d3b2612f10a047c3a03faa53be 100644
--- a/go/master/client_test.go
+++ b/go/master/client_test.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func TestNextRecord(t *testing.T) {
 			if e != nil {
 				panic(e)
 			}
+
 			// test for n passes
 			for pass := 0; pass < 10; pass++ {
 				c.StartGetRecords(pass)
diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/reader/creator.py b/python/paddle/v2/reader/creator.py
index 97e844b92c77a7c58105dc5df2b4092fa5571d6f..421f6c933d7032e4103f504fc509e2d5c89149b2 100644
--- a/python/paddle/v2/reader/creator.py
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/reader/creator.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def recordio(paths, buf_size=100):
     """
     Creates a data reader from given RecordIO file paths separated by ",",
         glob pattern is supported.
-    :path: path of recordio files.
+    :path: path of recordio files, can be a string or a string list.
     :returns: data reader of recordio files.
     """
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def cloud_reader(paths, etcd_endpoints, timeout_sec=5, buf_size=64):
     """
     Create a data reader that yield a record one by one from
         the paths:
-    :path: path of recordio files.
+    :paths: path of recordio files, can be a string or a string list.
     :etcd_endpoints: the endpoints for etcd cluster
     :returns: data reader of recordio files.
 
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ def cloud_reader(paths, etcd_endpoints, timeout_sec=5, buf_size=64):
     import cPickle as pickle
     import paddle.v2.master as master
     c = master.client(etcd_endpoints, timeout_sec, buf_size)
-    c.set_dataset(paths)
+
+    if isinstance(paths, basestring):
+        path = [paths]
+    else:
+        path = paths
+    c.set_dataset(path)
 
     def reader():
         global pass_num