diff --git a/tests/pytest/crash_gen/crash_gen_main.py b/tests/pytest/crash_gen/crash_gen_main.py
index c6b857b097671b8faf650f4659c2b2990ef67d97..fa45b2164cef43c82247168598a254c558065af4 100755
--- a/tests/pytest/crash_gen/crash_gen_main.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/crash_gen/crash_gen_main.py
@@ -882,8 +882,12 @@ class StateMechine:
         self._stateWeights = [1, 2, 10, 40]
 
     def init(self, dbc: DbConn): # late initailization, don't save the dbConn
-        self._curState = self._findCurrentState(dbc)  # starting state
-        Logging.debug("Found Starting State: {}".format(self._curState))
+        try:
+            self._curState = self._findCurrentState(dbc)  # starting state
+        except taos.error.ProgrammingError as err:            
+            Logging.error("Failed to initialized state machine, cannot find current state: {}".format(err))
+            traceback.print_stack()
+            raise # re-throw
 
     # TODO: seems no lnoger used, remove?
     def getCurrentState(self):
diff --git a/tests/pytest/crash_gen/db.py b/tests/pytest/crash_gen/db.py
index dc072d7abce68debd69cb162a4d784fcc5b68c4e..e38692dbe1e5c33ffe162015e3e60630fd51fa38 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/crash_gen/db.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/crash_gen/db.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from util.log import *
 from .misc import Logging, CrashGenError, Helper, Dice
 import os
 import datetime
+import traceback
 # from .service_manager import TdeInstance
 
 class DbConn:
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ class DbConnNative(DbConn):
 
     def execute(self, sql):
         if (not self.isOpen):
+            traceback.print_stack()
             raise CrashGenError(
                 "Cannot exec SQL unless db connection is open", CrashGenError.DB_CONNECTION_NOT_OPEN)
         Logging.debug("[SQL] Executing SQL: {}".format(sql))
@@ -361,6 +363,7 @@ class DbConnNative(DbConn):
 
     def query(self, sql):  # return rows affected
         if (not self.isOpen):
+            traceback.print_stack()
             raise CrashGenError(
                 "Cannot query database until connection is open, restarting?", CrashGenError.DB_CONNECTION_NOT_OPEN)
         Logging.debug("[SQL] Executing SQL: {}".format(sql))