diff --git a/docs/_data/nakadi-event-bus-api.yaml b/docs/_data/nakadi-event-bus-api.yaml
index 5f3dc57b54..72454a7c33 100644
--- a/docs/_data/nakadi-event-bus-api.yaml
+++ b/docs/_data/nakadi-event-bus-api.yaml
@@ -1442,7 +1442,12 @@ paths:
         - $ref: '#/parameters/SubscriptionId'
         - name: show_time_lag
           in: query
-          description: show consumer time lag
+          description: |
+            Shows consumer time lag as an optional field.
+            This option is a time consuming operation and Nakadi attempts to compute it in the best possible strategy.
+            In cases of failures, resulting in Nakadi being unable to compute it within a configurable timeout,
+            the field might either be partially present or not present (depending on the number of successful requests)
+            in the output.
           type: boolean
           default: false
       responses:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/ExceptionHandling.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/ExceptionHandling.java
index da288f2ff9..a41f58054f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/ExceptionHandling.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/ExceptionHandling.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.InternalNakadiException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.InvalidLimitException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.InvalidVersionNumberException;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.LimitReachedException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.NakadiBaseException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.NakadiRuntimeException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.NoSuchEventTypeException;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.RepositoryProblemException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.ServiceTemporarilyUnavailableException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.UnprocessableEntityException;
-import org.zalando.problem.MoreStatus;
 import org.zalando.problem.Problem;
 import org.zalando.problem.spring.web.advice.ProblemHandling;
 import org.zalando.problem.spring.web.advice.Responses;
@@ -117,13 +115,6 @@ public ResponseEntity<Problem> handleInternalError(final NakadiBaseException exc
         return Responses.create(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, exception.getMessage(), request);
     }
 
-    @ExceptionHandler(LimitReachedException.class)
-    public ResponseEntity<Problem> handleLimitReachedException(
-            final ServiceTemporarilyUnavailableException exception, final NativeWebRequest request) {
-        LOG.warn(exception.getMessage());
-        return Responses.create(MoreStatus.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS, exception.getMessage(), request);
-    }
-
     @ExceptionHandler(DbWriteOperationsBlockedException.class)
     public ResponseEntity<Problem> handleDbWriteOperationsBlockedException(
             final DbWriteOperationsBlockedException exception, final NativeWebRequest request) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/SubscriptionController.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/SubscriptionController.java
index 4e87708420..4bb9ccd1e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/SubscriptionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/controller/SubscriptionController.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.NoSuchEventTypeException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.NoSuchSubscriptionException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.ServiceTemporarilyUnavailableException;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.TimeLagStatsTimeoutException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.service.FeatureToggleService;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.service.subscription.SubscriptionService;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.service.subscription.SubscriptionService.StatsMode;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@
 import org.zalando.problem.spring.web.advice.Responses;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
@@ -122,12 +120,4 @@ public ResponseEntity<Problem> handleServiceUnavailableResponses(final NakadiBas
                         exception.getMessage()),
                 request);
     }
-
-    @ExceptionHandler(TimeLagStatsTimeoutException.class)
-    public ResponseEntity<Problem> handleTimeLagStatsTimeoutException(final TimeLagStatsTimeoutException e,
-                                                                      final NativeWebRequest request) {
-        LOG.warn(e.getMessage());
-        return Responses.create(Response.Status.REQUEST_TIMEOUT, e.getMessage(), request);
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/exceptions/runtime/LimitReachedException.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/exceptions/runtime/LimitReachedException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c1f02b129..0000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/exceptions/runtime/LimitReachedException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime;
-
-public class LimitReachedException extends NakadiBaseException {
-
-    public LimitReachedException(final String msg, final Throwable cause) {
-        super(msg, cause);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/exceptions/runtime/TimeLagStatsTimeoutException.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/exceptions/runtime/TimeLagStatsTimeoutException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2da65922dd..0000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/exceptions/runtime/TimeLagStatsTimeoutException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime;
-
-public class TimeLagStatsTimeoutException extends NakadiBaseException {
-
-    public TimeLagStatsTimeoutException(final String msg, final Throwable cause) {
-        super(msg, cause);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionService.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionService.java
index 89b6ae3403..4b56a9abe9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionService.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.SubscriptionUpdateConflictException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.TooManyPartitionsException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.WrongInitialCursorsException;
+
 import org.zalando.nakadi.repository.EventTypeRepository;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.repository.TopicRepository;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.repository.db.SubscriptionDbRepository;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionTimeLagService.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionTimeLagService.java
index 5f0a9ce351..11bc2423cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionTimeLagService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/SubscriptionTimeLagService.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import org.echocat.jomon.runtime.concurrent.RetryForSpecifiedTimeStrategy;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.domain.ConsumedEvent;
@@ -11,9 +13,6 @@
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.ErrorGettingCursorTimeLagException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.InconsistentStateException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.InvalidCursorException;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.LimitReachedException;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.NakadiBaseException;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.TimeLagStatsTimeoutException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.repository.EventConsumer;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.service.NakadiCursorComparator;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.service.timeline.TimelineService;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
 
 @Component
 public class SubscriptionTimeLagService {
-
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SubscriptionTimeLagService.class);
     private static final int EVENT_FETCH_WAIT_TIME_MS = 1000;
     private static final int REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
     private static final int MAX_THREADS_PER_REQUEST = 20;
@@ -59,9 +58,7 @@ public SubscriptionTimeLagService(final TimelineService timelineService,
     }
 
     public Map<EventTypePartition, Duration> getTimeLags(final Collection<NakadiCursor> committedPositions,
-                                                         final List<PartitionEndStatistics> endPositions)
-            throws ErrorGettingCursorTimeLagException, InconsistentStateException, LimitReachedException,
-            TimeLagStatsTimeoutException {
+                                                         final List<PartitionEndStatistics> endPositions) {
 
         final TimeLagRequestHandler timeLagHandler = new TimeLagRequestHandler(timelineService, threadPool);
         final Map<EventTypePartition, Duration> timeLags = new HashMap<>();
@@ -82,21 +79,12 @@ public Map<EventTypePartition, Duration> getTimeLags(final Collection<NakadiCurs
             for (final EventTypePartition partition : futureTimeLags.keySet()) {
                 timeLags.put(partition, futureTimeLags.get(partition).get());
             }
-            return timeLags;
-        } catch (final RejectedExecutionException e) {
-            throw new LimitReachedException("Time lag statistics thread pool exhausted", e);
-        } catch (final TimeoutException e) {
-            throw new TimeLagStatsTimeoutException("Timeout exceeded for time lag statistics", e);
-        } catch (final ExecutionException e) {
-            if (e.getCause() instanceof NakadiBaseException) {
-                throw (NakadiBaseException) e.getCause();
-            } else {
-                throw new InconsistentStateException("Unexpected error occurred when getting subscription time lag",
-                        e.getCause());
-            }
-        } catch (final Throwable e) {
-            throw new InconsistentStateException("Unexpected error occurred when getting subscription time lag", e);
+        } catch (RejectedExecutionException | TimeoutException | ExecutionException e) {
+            LOG.warn("caught exception the timelag stats are not complete - " + e);
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            LOG.warn("caught throwable the timelag stats are not complete - " + e);
         }
+        return timeLags;
     }
 
     private boolean isCursorAtTail(final NakadiCursor cursor, final List<PartitionEndStatistics> endPositions) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/SubscriptionTimeLagServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/SubscriptionTimeLagServiceTest.java
index df885b643d..3ad0c78d46 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/SubscriptionTimeLagServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/SubscriptionTimeLagServiceTest.java
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 import org.zalando.nakadi.domain.PartitionEndStatistics;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.domain.Storage;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.domain.Timeline;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.NakadiRuntimeException;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.ErrorGettingCursorTimeLagException;
-import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.InconsistentStateException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.exceptions.runtime.InvalidCursorException;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.repository.EventConsumer;
 import org.zalando.nakadi.service.subscription.SubscriptionTimeLagService;
@@ -24,6 +21,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThan;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -79,28 +77,15 @@ public void testTimeLagsForTailAndNotTailPositions() throws InvalidCursorExcepti
     }
 
 
-    @Test(expected = InconsistentStateException.class)
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public void whenNakadiRuntimeExceptionThenInconsistentStateExceptionIsThrown()
-            throws InvalidCursorException {
-        when(timelineService.createEventConsumer(any(), any())).thenThrow(NakadiRuntimeException.class);
-
-        final Timeline et1Timeline = new Timeline("et1", 0, new Storage("", Storage.Type.KAFKA), "t1", null);
-        final NakadiCursor committedCursor1 = NakadiCursor.of(et1Timeline, "p1", "o1");
-
-        timeLagService.getTimeLags(ImmutableList.of(committedCursor1), ImmutableList.of());
-    }
-
-    @Test(expected = ErrorGettingCursorTimeLagException.class)
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public void whenInvalidCursorThenErrorGettingCursorTimeLagExceptionIsThrown()
-            throws InvalidCursorException {
-        when(timelineService.createEventConsumer(any(), any())).thenThrow(InvalidCursorException.class);
-
+    @Test
+    public void whenNoSubscriptionThenReturnSizeZeroMap() {
+        when(timelineService.createEventConsumer(any(), any())).thenReturn(null);
         final Timeline et1Timeline = new Timeline("et1", 0, new Storage("", Storage.Type.KAFKA), "t1", null);
         final NakadiCursor committedCursor1 = NakadiCursor.of(et1Timeline, "p1", "o1");
 
-        timeLagService.getTimeLags(ImmutableList.of(committedCursor1), ImmutableList.of());
+        final Map<EventTypePartition, Duration> result = timeLagService.getTimeLags
+                (ImmutableList.of(committedCursor1), ImmutableList.of());
+        assertThat(result.size(), is(0));
     }
 
     private PartitionEndStatistics mockEndStats(final NakadiCursor nakadiCursor) {