diff --git a/ccnode/host/__init__.py b/ccnode/host/__init__.py
index ff36df9806dc68b9eb9716aad2384dea9dfe5cef..9ee1d36f8f211eb88a7df6d2db14122fd77d53b1 100644
--- a/ccnode/host/__init__.py
+++ b/ccnode/host/__init__.py
@@ -52,8 +52,12 @@ class Handler(BasePlugin):
         :param string command: shell command to run
         """
         # return stdout and stderr mixed in
-        return Popen(command, shell=True, bufsize=-1, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE,
-                     stderr=STDOUT).communicate()[0] or None
+        try:
+            return Popen(command, shell=True, bufsize=-1, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE,
+                         stderr=STDOUT).communicate()[0] or None
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception('Error while executing a remote command')
+            raise
 
     def node_shutdown(self, reboot=True, gracefull=True):
         """Halt/Reboot the node.