diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/journal/JournalWriter.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/journal/JournalWriter.java
index fde313bf0fcf2..07cef804a9267 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/journal/JournalWriter.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/com/starrocks/journal/JournalWriter.java
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ public void startDaemon() {
             protected void runOneCycle() {
                 try {
                     writeOneBatch();
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                    String msg = "got interrupted exception when trying to write one batch, will exit now.";
-                    LOG.error(msg, e);
+                } catch (Throwable t) {
+                    String msg = "got exception when trying to write one batch, will exit now.";
+                    LOG.error(msg, t);
                     // TODO we should exit gracefully on InterruptedException
                     Util.stdoutWithTime(msg);
                     System.exit(-1);