diff --git a/mapchete/_executor.py b/mapchete/_executor.py
index e1f9d53..2478b0d 100644
--- a/mapchete/_executor.py
+++ b/mapchete/_executor.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import warnings
 
 from cached_property import cached_property
 
-from mapchete.errors import JobCancelledError
+from mapchete.errors import JobCancelledError, MapcheteTaskFailed
 from mapchete.log import set_log_level
 from mapchete._timer import Timer
 
@@ -180,21 +180,15 @@ class _ExecutorBase:
         Release future from cluster explicitly and wrap result around FinishedFuture object.
         """
         if not _dask:
-            try:
-                self.running_futures.remove(future)
-            except KeyError:  # pragma: no cover
-                pass
+            self.running_futures.discard(future)
         self.finished_futures.discard(future)
-        fut_exception = future.exception(timeout=FUTURE_TIMEOUT)
-        if fut_exception:  # pragma: no cover
-            logger.error("exception caught in future %s", future)
-            logger.exception(fut_exception)
-            raise fut_exception
-        result = result or future.result(timeout=FUTURE_TIMEOUT)
-        if isinstance(result, CancelledError):  # pragma: no cover
-            raise result
+
+        # raise exception if future errored or was cancelled
+        future = future_raise_exception(future)
+
         # create minimal Future-like object with no references to the cluster
         finished_future = FinishedFuture(future, result=result)
+
         # explicitly release future
         try:
             future.release()
@@ -253,7 +247,7 @@ class DaskExecutor(_ExecutorBase):
                 "starting dask.distributed.Client with kwargs %s", self._executor_kwargs
             )
         self._ac_iterator = as_completed(
-            loop=self._executor.loop, with_results=True, raise_errors=True
+            loop=self._executor.loop, with_results=True, raise_errors=False
         )
         self._submitted = 0
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -608,14 +602,14 @@ class FakeFuture:
         except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
             self._result, self._exception = None, e
 
-    def result(self):
+    def result(self, **kwargs):
         """Return task result."""
         if self._exception:
             logger.exception(self._exception)
             raise self._exception
         return self._result
 
-    def exception(self):
+    def exception(self, **kwargs):
         """Raise task exception if any."""
         return self._exception
 
@@ -635,11 +629,11 @@ class SkippedFuture:
         self._result = result
         self.skip_info = skip_info
 
-    def result(self):
+    def result(self, **kwargs):
         """Only return initial result value."""
         return self._result
 
-    def exception(self):  # pragma: no cover
+    def exception(self, **kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
         """Nothing to raise here."""
         return
 
@@ -665,14 +659,14 @@ class FinishedFuture:
         except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
             self._result, self._exception = None, e
 
-    def result(self):
+    def result(self, **kwargs):
         """Return task result."""
         if self._exception:  # pragma: no cover
             logger.exception(self._exception)
             raise self._exception
         return self._result
 
-    def exception(self):  # pragma: no cover
+    def exception(self, **kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
         """Raise task exception if any."""
         return self._exception
 
@@ -683,3 +677,57 @@ class FinishedFuture:
     def __repr__(self):  # pragma: no cover
         """Return string representation."""
         return f"<FinishedFuture: type: {type(self._result)}, exception: {type(self._exception)})"
+
+
+def future_is_failed_or_cancelled(future):
+    """
+    Return whether future is failed or cancelled.
+
+    This is a workaround between the slightly different APIs of dask and concurrent.futures.
+    It also tries to avoid potentially expensive calls to the dask scheduler.
+    """
+    # dask futures
+    if hasattr(future, "status"):
+        return future.status in ["error", "cancelled"]
+    # concurrent.futures futures
+    else:
+        return future.exception(timeout=FUTURE_TIMEOUT) is not None
+
+
+def future_exception(future):
+    """
+    Return future exception if future errored or cancelled.
+
+    This is a workaround between the slightly different APIs of dask and concurrent.futures.
+    It also tries to avoid potentially expensive calls to the dask scheduler.
+    """
+    # dask futures
+    if hasattr(future, "status"):
+        if future.status == "cancelled":  # pragma: no cover
+            exception = future.result(timeout=FUTURE_TIMEOUT)
+        elif future.status == "error":
+            exception = future.exception(timeout=FUTURE_TIMEOUT)
+        else:  # pragma: no cover
+            exception = None
+    else:
+        # concurrent.futures futures
+        exception = future.exception(timeout=FUTURE_TIMEOUT)
+
+    if exception is None:  # pragma: no cover
+        raise TypeError("future %s does not have an exception to raise", future)
+    return exception
+
+
+def future_raise_exception(future, raise_errors=True):
+    """
+    Checks whether future contains an exception and raises it.
+    """
+    if raise_errors and future_is_failed_or_cancelled(future):
+        exception = future_exception(future)
+        future_name = (
+            future.key.rstrip("_finished") if hasattr(future, "key") else str(future)
+        )
+        raise MapcheteTaskFailed(
+            f"{future_name} raised a {repr(exception)}"
+        ).with_traceback(exception.__traceback__)
+    return future
diff --git a/mapchete/_processing.py b/mapchete/_processing.py
index 97e8a32..997d6ea 100644
--- a/mapchete/_processing.py
+++ b/mapchete/_processing.py
@@ -5,18 +5,28 @@ from contextlib import ExitStack
 from itertools import chain
 import logging
 import multiprocessing
+import os
 from shapely.geometry import mapping
 from tilematrix._funcs import Bounds
 from traceback import format_exc
 from typing import Generator
 
 from mapchete.config import get_process_func
-from mapchete._executor import DaskExecutor, Executor, SkippedFuture, FinishedFuture
-from mapchete.errors import MapcheteNodataTile
-from mapchete._tasks import to_dask_collection, TileTaskBatch, TileTask, TaskBatch, Task
+from mapchete._executor import (
+    DaskExecutor,
+    Executor,
+    SkippedFuture,
+    FinishedFuture,
+    future_raise_exception,
+)
+from mapchete.errors import MapcheteNodataTile, MapcheteTaskFailed
+from mapchete._tasks import to_dask_collection, TileTaskBatch, TileTask, TaskBatch
 from mapchete._timer import Timer
 from mapchete.validate import validate_zooms
 
+FUTURE_TIMEOUT = float(os.environ.get("MP_FUTURE_TIMEOUT", 10))
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -279,16 +289,8 @@ def compute(
                 ),
                 1,
             ):
-                if raise_errors:  # pragma: no cover
-                    if future.exception():
-                        logger.exception(future.exception())
-                        raise future.exception()
-                    elif future.cancelled():
-                        logger.debug("future %s was cancelled!", future)
-                        # this should raise the CancelledError
-                        future.result()
                 logger.debug("task %s finished: %s", num_processed, future)
-                yield future
+                yield future_raise_exception(future, raise_errors=raise_errors)
         else:
             for num_processed, future in enumerate(
                 _compute_tasks(
@@ -301,16 +303,8 @@ def compute(
                 ),
                 1,
             ):
-                if raise_errors:  # pragma: no cover
-                    if future.exception():
-                        logger.exception(future.exception())
-                        raise future.exception()
-                    elif future.cancelled():
-                        logger.debug("future %s was cancelled!", future)
-                        # this should raise the CancelledError
-                        future.result()
                 logger.debug("task %s finished: %s", num_processed, future)
-                yield future
+                yield future_raise_exception(future)
 
     logger.info("computed %s tasks in %s", num_processed, duration)
 
@@ -571,7 +565,6 @@ def _compute_task_graph(
 ):
     # TODO optimize memory management, e.g. delete preprocessing tasks from input
     # once the dask graph is ready.
-    from dask.delayed import delayed
     from distributed import as_completed
 
     # materialize all tasks including dependencies
@@ -587,7 +580,6 @@ def _compute_task_graph(
             )
         )
     logger.debug("dask collection with %s tasks generated in %s", len(coll), t)
-
     # send to scheduler
     with Timer() as t:
         futures = executor._executor.compute(coll, optimize_graph=True, traverse=True)
@@ -635,6 +627,7 @@ def _compute_tasks(
             fkwargs=dict(append_data=True),
             **kwargs,
         ):
+            future = future_raise_exception(future)
             result = future.result()
             process.config.set_preprocessing_task_result(result.task_key, result.data)
             yield future
@@ -642,22 +635,21 @@ def _compute_tasks(
     # run single tile
     if tile:
         logger.info("run process on single tile")
-        yield next(
-            executor.as_completed(
-                func=_execute_and_write,
-                iterable=[
-                    TileTask(
-                        tile=tile,
-                        config=process.config,
-                        skip=(
-                            process.config.mode == "continue"
-                            and process.config.output_reader.tiles_exist(tile)
-                        ),
+        for future in executor.as_completed(
+            func=_execute_and_write,
+            iterable=[
+                TileTask(
+                    tile=tile,
+                    config=process.config,
+                    skip=(
+                        process.config.mode == "continue"
+                        and process.config.output_reader.tiles_exist(tile)
                     ),
-                ],
-                fkwargs=dict(output_writer=process.config.output),
-            )
-        )
+                ),
+            ],
+            fkwargs=dict(output_writer=process.config.output),
+        ):
+            yield future_raise_exception(future)
 
     else:
         # for output drivers requiring writing data in parent process
@@ -689,7 +681,7 @@ def _compute_tasks(
             write_in_parent_process=write_in_parent_process,
             **kwargs,
         ):
-            yield future
+            yield future_raise_exception(future)
 
 
 def _run_multi_overviews(
diff --git a/mapchete/_tasks.py b/mapchete/_tasks.py
index 43f9c26..22ca296 100644
--- a/mapchete/_tasks.py
+++ b/mapchete/_tasks.py
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ class TileTask(Task):
                 # append dependent preprocessing task results to input objects
                 if dependencies:
                     for task_key, task_result in dependencies.items():
+                        logger.debug("HERBERT: %s", task_key)
                         if not task_key.startswith("tile_task"):
                             inp_key, task_key = task_key.split(":")[0], ":".join(
                                 task_key.split(":")[1:]
@@ -259,9 +260,7 @@ class TileTask(Task):
             # Log process time
             logger.exception(e)
             logger.error((self.tile.id, "exception in user process", e, str(duration)))
-            new = MapcheteProcessException(format_exc())
-            new.old = e
-            raise new
+            raise
 
         return process_data
 
@@ -424,8 +423,16 @@ def to_dask_collection(batches):
                 )
             else:
                 dependencies = {}
-            tasks[task] = delayed(batch.func)(
-                task, dependencies=dependencies, **batch.fkwargs
+            tasks[task] = delayed(
+                batch.func,
+                pure=True,
+                name=f"{task.id}",
+                traverse=len(dependencies) > 0,
+            )(
+                task,
+                dependencies=dependencies,
+                **batch.fkwargs,
+                dask_key_name=f"{task.id}_finished",
             )
         previous_batch = batch
     return list(tasks.values())
diff --git a/mapchete/errors.py b/mapchete/errors.py
index 6576a7e..675897e 100644
--- a/mapchete/errors.py
+++ b/mapchete/errors.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class MapcheteProcessException(Exception):
     """Raised when a mapchete process execution fails."""
 
 
+class MapcheteTaskFailed(Exception):
+    """Raised when a task fails."""
+
+
 class MapcheteProcessOutputError(ValueError):
     """Raised when a mapchete process output is invalid."""
 

diff --git a/test/test_errors.py b/test/test_errors.py
index 0d0a4db..f286b95 100644
--- a/test/test_errors.py
+++ b/test/test_errors.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def test_process_exception(mp_tmpdir, cleantopo_br, process_error_py):
     config = cleantopo_br.dict
     config.update(process=process_error_py)
     with mapchete.open(config) as mp:
-        with pytest.raises(errors.MapcheteProcessException):
+        with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
             mp.execute((5, 0, 0))
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_executor.py b/test/test_executor.py
index 6e65bb7..b89807e 100644
--- a/test/test_executor.py
+++ b/test/test_executor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
 import time
 
+import mapchete
 from mapchete import Executor, SkippedFuture
+from mapchete.errors import MapcheteTaskFailed
 from mapchete._executor import FakeFuture
 
 
@@ -230,3 +232,61 @@ def test_fake_future():
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
         future.result()
     assert future.exception()
+
+
+def test_process_exception_tile(mp_tmpdir, cleantopo_br, process_error_py):
+    """Assert process exception is raised."""
+    config = cleantopo_br.dict
+    config.update(process=process_error_py)
+    with mapchete.open(config) as mp:
+        with pytest.raises(MapcheteTaskFailed):
+            list(mp.compute(tile=(5, 0, 0), concurrency="processes"))
+
+
+def test_process_exception_tile_dask(mp_tmpdir, cleantopo_br, process_error_py):
+    """Assert process exception is raised."""
+    config = cleantopo_br.dict
+    config.update(process=process_error_py)
+    with mapchete.open(config) as mp:
+        with pytest.raises(MapcheteTaskFailed):
+            list(
+                mp.compute(tile=(5, 0, 0), concurrency="dask", dask_compute_graph=True)
+            )
+
+
+def test_process_exception_tile_dask_nograph(mp_tmpdir, cleantopo_br, process_error_py):
+    """Assert process exception is raised."""
+    config = cleantopo_br.dict
+    config.update(process=process_error_py)
+    with mapchete.open(config) as mp:
+        with pytest.raises(MapcheteTaskFailed):
+            list(
+                mp.compute(tile=(5, 0, 0), concurrency="dask", dask_compute_graph=False)
+            )
+
+
+def test_process_exception_zoom(mp_tmpdir, cleantopo_br, process_error_py):
+    """Assert process exception is raised."""
+    config = cleantopo_br.dict
+    config.update(process=process_error_py)
+    with mapchete.open(config) as mp:
+        with pytest.raises(MapcheteTaskFailed):
+            list(mp.compute(zoom=5, concurrency="processes"))
+
+
+def test_process_exception_zoom_dask(mp_tmpdir, cleantopo_br, process_error_py):
+    """Assert process exception is raised."""
+    config = cleantopo_br.dict
+    config.update(process=process_error_py)
+    with mapchete.open(config) as mp:
+        with pytest.raises(MapcheteTaskFailed):
+            list(mp.compute(zoom=5, concurrency="dask", dask_compute_graph=True))
+
+
+def test_process_exception_zoom_dask_nograph(mp_tmpdir, cleantopo_br, process_error_py):
+    """Assert process exception is raised."""
+    config = cleantopo_br.dict
+    config.update(process=process_error_py)
+    with mapchete.open(config) as mp:
+        with pytest.raises(MapcheteTaskFailed):
+            list(mp.compute(zoom=5, concurrency="dask", dask_compute_graph=False))

add information which task failed upon exception
e.g. process tile id or preprocessing task id
test/test_errors.py::test_mapchete_init test/test_errors.py::test_config_modes test/test_errors.py::test_execute test/test_errors.py::test_write test/test_errors.py::test_get_raw_output test/test_errors.py::test_metatiles test/test_errors.py::test_no_cli_input_file test/test_errors.py::test_wrong_bounds test/test_errors.py::test_empty_input_files test/test_errors.py::test_mandatory_params test/test_errors.py::test_invalid_output_params test/test_errors.py::test_invalid_zoom_levels test/test_errors.py::test_zoom_dependend_functions test/test_errors.py::test_validate_values test/test_errors.py::test_input_error test/test_errors.py::test_import_error test/test_errors.py::test_malformed_process test/test_errors.py::test_process_import_error test/test_errors.py::test_syntax_error test/test_errors.py::test_process_exception test/test_errors.py::test_output_error test/test_errors.py::test_finished_task test/test_errors.py::test_strip_zoom_error test/test_executor.py::test_sequential_executor_as_completed test/test_executor.py::test_sequential_executor_as_completed_skip test/test_executor.py::test_sequential_executor_map test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_processes_executor_as_completed test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_processes_executor_as_completed_max_tasks test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_processes_executor_as_completed_skip test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_processes_executor_cancel_as_completed test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_processes_executor_map test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_threads_executor_as_completed test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_threads_executor_as_completed_skip test/test_executor.py::test_concurrent_futures_threads_executor_map test/test_executor.py::test_fake_future test/test_executor.py::test_process_exception_tile test/test_executor.py::test_process_exception_zoom