diff --git a/mindinsight/datavisual/data_transform/data_manager.py b/mindinsight/datavisual/data_transform/data_manager.py
index ade1751b4c5a6651d0fae0a5c7bb86af22a7315c..10d87ec5d46115813532245c17fe36cd906e4239 100644
--- a/mindinsight/datavisual/data_transform/data_manager.py
+++ b/mindinsight/datavisual/data_transform/data_manager.py
@@ -759,17 +759,17 @@ class DataManager:
         self._reload_interval = reload_interval
         self._max_threads_count = max_threads_count
 
-        thread = threading.Thread(target=self._reload_data,
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=self._reload_data_in_thread,
                                   name='start_load_data_thread')
         thread.daemon = True
         thread.start()
 
-    def _reload_data(self):
+    def _reload_data_in_thread(self):
         """This function periodically loads the data."""
         # Let gunicorn load other modules first.
         time.sleep(1)
         while True:
-            self._load_data()
+            self._load_data_in_thread()
 
             if not self._reload_interval:
                 break
@@ -782,11 +782,19 @@ class DataManager:
         This function needs to be used after `start_load_data` function.
         """
         logger.debug("start to reload data")
-        thread = threading.Thread(target=self._load_data,
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=self._load_data_in_thread,
                                   name='reload_data_thread')
         thread.daemon = False
         thread.start()
 
+    def _load_data_in_thread(self):
+        """Log (but not swallow) exceptions in thread to help debugging."""
+        try:
+            self._load_data()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.exception(exc)
+            raise
+
     def _load_data(self):
         """This function will load data once and ignore it if the status is loading."""
         logger.info("Start to load data, reload interval: %r.", self._reload_interval)