diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/async/AsyncJobManager.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/async/AsyncJobManager.java
index 6cc317d5..875097fa 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/async/AsyncJobManager.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/async/AsyncJobManager.java
@@ -169,17 +169,24 @@ public class AsyncJobManager
          LOG.debug("Completed job " + uuidAndTypeStateKey.getUuid());
          return (result);
       }
-      catch(Exception e)
+      catch(Throwable t)
       {
          asyncJobStatus.setState(AsyncJobState.ERROR);
-         asyncJobStatus.setCaughtException(e);
+         if(t instanceof Exception e)
+         {
+            asyncJobStatus.setCaughtException(e);
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            asyncJobStatus.setCaughtException(new QException("Caught throwable", t));
+         }
          getStateProvider().put(uuidAndTypeStateKey, asyncJobStatus);
 
          //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // if user facing, just log an info, warn otherwise //
          //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-         LOG.log((e instanceof QUserFacingException) ? Level.INFO : Level.WARN, "Job ended with an exception", e, logPair("jobId", uuidAndTypeStateKey.getUuid()));
-         throw (new CompletionException(e));
+         LOG.log((t instanceof QUserFacingException) ? Level.INFO : Level.WARN, "Job ended with an exception", t, logPair("jobId", uuidAndTypeStateKey.getUuid()));
+         throw (new CompletionException(t));
       }
       finally
       {