diff --git a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Gossip.hs b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Gossip.hs
index ab431a12b..f41e4f15a 100644
--- a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Gossip.hs
+++ b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Gossip.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import qualified HStream.Gossip.HStreamGossip   as G
 import           HStream.Gossip.Types           (GossipContext (..),
                                                  GossipOpts (..),
                                                  RequestAction (..))
-import           HStream.Gossip.Utils           (getMessagesToSend,
+import           HStream.Gossip.Utils           (foreverCatchAll,
+                                                 getMessagesToSend,
                                                  getOtherMembersSTM,
                                                  mkClientNormalRequest)
 import qualified HStream.Logger                 as Log
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ doGossip client msgs = do
 scheduleGossip :: GossipContext -> IO ()
 scheduleGossip gc@GossipContext{..} = do
   _ <- readMVar clusterInited
-  forever $ do
+  -- FIXME: does catch all exception(SomeException) proper here?
+  foreverCatchAll True "ScheduleGossip" $ do
     atomically doGossip
     threadDelay $ gossipInterval gossipOpts
   where
diff --git a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Handlers.hs b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Handlers.hs
index 7ed0200ac..2651c13a9 100644
--- a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Handlers.hs
+++ b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Handlers.hs
@@ -35,15 +35,16 @@ import           HStream.Gossip.Types           (EventMessage (EventMessage),
 import qualified HStream.Gossip.Types           as T
 import           HStream.Gossip.Utils           (broadcastMessage,
                                                  eventNameINIT, eventNameINITED,
-                                                 incrementTVar,
+                                                 foreverCatchAll, incrementTVar,
                                                  initServerStatus,
                                                  updateLamportTime)
 import           HStream.Gossip.Worker          (addToServerList, initGossip)
 import qualified HStream.Logger                 as Log
 import qualified HStream.Server.HStreamInternal as I
 
+-- FIXME: does catch all exception(SomeException) proper here?
 runStateHandler :: GossipContext -> IO ()
-runStateHandler gc@GossipContext{..} = forever $ do
+runStateHandler gc@GossipContext{..} = foreverCatchAll True "GossipStateHandler" $ do
   newMsgs <- atomically $ do
     void $ peekTQueue statePool
     flushTQueue statePool
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@ handleStateMessage gc@GossipContext{..} msg@(T.GAlive i node@I.ServerNode{..} _n
 
 handleStateMessage _ _ = throwIOError "illegal state message"
 
+-- FIXME: does catch all exception(SomeException) proper here?
 runEventHandler :: GossipContext -> IO ()
-runEventHandler gc@GossipContext{..} = forever $ do
+runEventHandler gc@GossipContext{..} = foreverCatchAll True "GossipEventHandler" $ do
   newMsgs <- atomically $ do
     void $ peekTQueue eventPool
     flushTQueue eventPool
diff --git a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Probe.hs b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Probe.hs
index cfc225b67..876ee8696 100644
--- a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Probe.hs
+++ b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Probe.hs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import           HStream.Gossip.Utils           (ClusterInitedErr (..),
                                                  ClusterReadyErr (..),
                                                  broadcast, clusterInitedErr,
                                                  clusterReadyErr,
+                                                 foreverCatchAll,
                                                  getMessagesToSend,
                                                  getOtherMembersSTM,
                                                  mkClientNormalRequest,
@@ -158,7 +159,8 @@ doPing client gc@GossipContext{gossipOpts = GossipOpts{..}, ..}
 scheduleProbe :: GossipContext -> IO ()
 scheduleProbe gc@GossipContext{..} = do
   _ <- readMVar clusterInited
-  forever $ do
+  -- FIXME: does catch all exception(SomeException) proper here?
+  foreverCatchAll True "Gossip ScheduleProbe" $ do
     memberMap <- atomically $ do
       memberMap <- getOtherMembersSTM gc
       check (not $ null memberMap)
diff --git a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Reconnect.hs b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Reconnect.hs
index 5805eebd0..ac67fbfeb 100644
--- a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Reconnect.hs
+++ b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Reconnect.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import           HStream.Gossip.Types             (GossipContext (..),
                                                    RequestAction (..),
                                                    ServerStatus (..))
 import qualified HStream.Gossip.Types             as T
-import           HStream.Gossip.Utils             (getMemberList, getMsgInc,
+import           HStream.Gossip.Utils             (foreverCatchAll,
+                                                   getMemberList, getMsgInc,
                                                    mkClientNormalRequest',
                                                    mkGRPCClientConf')
 import           HStream.Logger                   as Log
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ import qualified HStream.Server.HStreamInternal   as I
 scheduleReconnect :: GossipContext -> IO ()
 scheduleReconnect gc@GossipContext{..} = do
   _ <- readMVar clusterInited
-  forever $ do
+  -- FIXME: does catch all exception(SomeException) proper here?
+  foreverCatchAll True "Gossip ScheduleReconnect" $ do
     memberMap <- atomically $ do
       memberMap <- readTVar deadServers
       check (not $ Map.null memberMap)
diff --git a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Utils.hs b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Utils.hs
index 93a7ba220..56f7c575a 100644
--- a/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Utils.hs
+++ b/hstream-gossip/src/HStream/Gossip/Utils.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import           Control.Concurrent.STM           (STM, TQueue, TVar,
                                                    writeTVar)
 import           Control.Exception                (Handler (..))
 import           Control.Exception.Base
-import           Control.Monad                    (filterM, unless)
+import           Control.Monad                    (filterM, forever, unless)
 import           Data.ByteString                  (ByteString)
 import           Data.Foldable                    (foldl')
 import           Data.Functor
@@ -344,3 +344,10 @@ getClusterStatus gc@GossipContext {..} = do
     helper state node@ServerNode{..} =
       (serverNodeId, ServerNodeStatus { serverNodeStatusNode  = Just node
                                       , serverNodeStatusState = EnumPB state})
+
+-- FIXME: how about mv this to HStream.Base?
+foreverCatchAll :: Bool -> String -> IO () -> IO a
+foreverCatchAll shouldThrow label f =
+  forever $ catch f $ \(e :: SomeException) -> do
+    Log.fatal $ Log.buildString label <> ", error: " <> Log.buildString' e
+    if shouldThrow then throwIO e else threadDelay 1000000
diff --git a/hstream/app/lib/KafkaServer.hs b/hstream/app/lib/KafkaServer.hs
index bb89821fb..fb8645296 100644
--- a/hstream/app/lib/KafkaServer.hs
+++ b/hstream/app/lib/KafkaServer.hs
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ app config@ServerOpts{..} = do
       serverContext <- initServerContext config gossipContext h
       putMVar scMVar serverContext
 
+      -- FIXME: safer way to handle this: what if updateHashRing failed?
       void . forkIO $ updateHashRing gossipContext (loadBalanceHashRing serverContext)
 
       -- TODO: support tls (_tlsConfig)
diff --git a/hstream/app/server.hs b/hstream/app/server.hs
index 7b99e5cdf..79c85492b 100644
--- a/hstream/app/server.hs
+++ b/hstream/app/server.hs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ app config@ServerOpts{..} = do
       serverContext <- initializeServer config gossipContext h db_m
       putMVar scMVar serverContext
 
+      -- FIXME: safer way to handle this: what if updateHashRing failed?
       void . forkIO $ updateHashRing gossipContext (loadBalanceHashRing serverContext)
 
 #ifdef HStreamUseGrpcHaskell