diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DefaultDsfExecutor.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DefaultDsfExecutor.java
index 436568ef959..1cbc1e25901 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DefaultDsfExecutor.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DefaultDsfExecutor.java
@@ -66,12 +66,20 @@ public class DefaultDsfExecutor extends ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor
         if (r instanceof Future) {
             Future future = (Future)r;
             try {
-                future.get();
+                /*
+                 * Try to retrieve the value, which should throw exception in 
+                 * case when exception was thrown within the Runnable/Callable.
+                 * Must call isDone(), because scheduled futures would block 
+                 * on get.
+                 */
+                if (future.isDone()) {
+                    future.get();
+                }
             } catch (InterruptedException e) { // Ignore
             } catch (CancellationException e) { // Ignore also
             } catch (ExecutionException e) {
                 if (e.getCause() != null) {
-                    logException(t);
+                    logException(e.getCause());
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DsfSequence.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DsfSequence.java
index e6794500f36..ee1dfc7853f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DsfSequence.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/concurrent/DsfSequence.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ abstract public class DsfSequence extends DsfRunnable implements Future<Object>
         if (fRollbackTaskName != null) {
             fProgressMonitor.subTask(fRollbackTaskName);
         }
-        fStatus = new Status(IStatus.CANCEL, DsfPlugin.PLUGIN_ID, "Sequence \"" + fTaskName + "\" cancelled.");
+        fStatus = new Status(IStatus.CANCEL, DsfPlugin.PLUGIN_ID, -1, "Sequence \"" + fTaskName + "\" cancelled.", null);
         if (fDone != null) {
             fDone.setStatus(fStatus);
         }