diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/reader.py b/python/paddle/fluid/reader.py
index 6e81e2bf83e9b0782be83435031b77648264b6de..8b7b98b32fa502791d01b7e2f2d3aaf5f1af58bc 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/reader.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/reader.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
     import Queue as queue
 else:
     import queue
-# NOTE: [ avoid hanging ] This value is used in getting data from another process
-MP_CHECK_TIMEOUT = 10
+# NOTE: [ avoid hanging ] These value is used in getting data from another process
+QUEUE_GET_TIMEOUT = 5
+MAX_GET_FAILED_TIME = 12
 
 __all__ = ['PyReader', 'DataLoader']
 
@@ -485,6 +486,17 @@ class DygraphGeneratorLoader(DataLoaderBase):
 
         signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, __handler__)
 
+    def _exit_thread_expectedly(self):
+        self._thread_done_event.set()
+        self._blocking_queue.close()
+        self._data_queue.close()
+
+    def _exit_thread_unexpectedly(self):
+        self._thread_done_event.set()
+        self._blocking_queue.kill()
+        self._data_queue.close()
+        logging.error("DataLoader reader thread raised an exception!")
+
     def _reader_process_loop(self):
         try:
             # set signal handler
@@ -506,6 +518,7 @@ class DygraphGeneratorLoader(DataLoaderBase):
             six.reraise(*sys.exc_info())
 
     def _reader_thread_loop_with_process(self):
+        get_sample_try_time = 0
         while not self._thread_done_event.is_set():
             try:
                 # NOTE: [ avoid hanging ] Even with carefully designed data dependencies 
@@ -513,10 +526,21 @@ class DygraphGeneratorLoader(DataLoaderBase):
                 # still happen when data in queue is corrupted (e.g., due to 
                 # Queue.cancel_join_thread or unexpected exit). So we set a timeout whenever 
                 # we try to get data from `data_queue`
-                sample = self._data_queue.get(timeout=MP_CHECK_TIMEOUT)
+                sample = self._data_queue.get(timeout=QUEUE_GET_TIMEOUT)
+                get_sample_try_time = 0
             except queue.Empty:
-                self._thread_done_event.set()
-                logging.error("The reader has not read data for a long time.")
+                get_sample_try_time += 1
+                if get_sample_try_time > MAX_GET_FAILED_TIME:
+                    self._exit_thread_unexpectedly()
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "DataLoader reader thread has not read data for a long time (60s)."
+                    )
+                else:
+                    # NOTE: [ avoid failed quickly ] Sometimes if the reader child process has a heavy burden,
+                    # the child process has no enough time to put the data in the queue when the main process
+                    # start trying to get data from queue. At this time, failure to read data should not be
+                    # counted as a fatal error, there should be a certain number of attempts.
+                    continue
 
             if not self._thread_done_event.is_set():
                 if sample is not None:
@@ -532,20 +556,10 @@ class DygraphGeneratorLoader(DataLoaderBase):
                         if not self._blocking_queue.push(array):
                             self._blocking_queue.close()
                     except:
-                        self._thread_done_event.set()
-                        self._blocking_queue.kill()
-                        self._data_queue.close()
-                        logging.warning(
-                            "DygraphDataLoader reader thread raised an exception."
-                        )
+                        self._exit_thread_unexpectedly()
                         six.reraise(*sys.exc_info())
                 else:
-                    self._thread_done_event.set()
-                    self._blocking_queue.close()
-                    self._data_queue.close()
-            else:
-                self._blocking_queue.kill()
-                self._data_queue.close()
+                    self._exit_thread_expectedly()
 
     def _reader_thread_loop(self):
         try:
diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_data_loader_exception.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_data_loader_exception.py
index 1f7c0c2f90e424fc18c5062d5a7583c8e02f915d..ca3995d602ead92e461f440ef83d9e8a6015f6d3 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_data_loader_exception.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_imperative_data_loader_exception.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import sys
+import time
 import unittest
 import numpy as np
 import paddle.fluid as fluid
@@ -20,10 +21,18 @@ from paddle.fluid import core
 import paddle.compat as cpt
 
 
+def get_random_images_and_labels(image_shape, label_shape):
+    image = np.random.random(size=image_shape).astype('float32')
+    label = np.random.random(size=label_shape).astype('int64')
+    return image, label
+
+
 class TestDygraphhDataLoaderWithException(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
+        self.batch_size = 8
         self.batch_num = 4
-        self.capacity = 2
+        self.epoch_num = 1
+        self.capacity = 5
 
     def test_not_capacity(self):
         with fluid.dygraph.guard():
@@ -77,6 +86,34 @@ class TestDygraphhDataLoaderWithException(unittest.TestCase):
                 exception = ex
             self.assertIsNotNone(exception)
 
+    def test_multi_process_with_get_timeout(self):
+        def slow_batch_generator_creator(batch_size, batch_num):
+            def __reader__():
+                for _ in range(batch_num):
+                    time.sleep(80)
+                    batch_image, batch_label = get_random_images_and_labels(
+                        [batch_size, 784], [batch_size, 1])
+                    yield batch_image, batch_label
+
+            return __reader__
+
+        with fluid.dygraph.guard():
+            loader = fluid.io.DataLoader.from_generator(
+                capacity=self.capacity, use_multiprocess=True)
+            loader.set_batch_generator(
+                slow_batch_generator_creator(self.batch_size, self.batch_num),
+                places=fluid.CPUPlace())
+            exception = None
+            try:
+                for _ in range(self.epoch_num):
+                    for image, _ in loader():
+                        fluid.layers.relu(image)
+            except core.EnforceNotMet as ex:
+                self.assertIn("Blocking queue is killed",
+                              cpt.get_exception_message(ex))
+                exception = ex
+            self.assertIsNotNone(exception)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()