diff --git a/mapchete/commands/_execute.py b/mapchete/commands/_execute.py
index 80941cf7..82427097 100644
--- a/mapchete/commands/_execute.py
+++ b/mapchete/commands/_execute.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Execute a process."""
+
 import logging
 from contextlib import AbstractContextManager
 from multiprocessing import cpu_count
@@ -145,32 +146,32 @@ def execute(
                 all_observers.notify(
                     message=f"processing {len(tasks)} tasks on {workers} worker(s)"
                 )
-
                 all_observers.notify(message="waiting for executor ...")
-                with executor_getter(
-                    concurrency=concurrency,
-                    dask_scheduler=dask_settings.scheduler,
-                    dask_client=dask_settings.client,
-                    multiprocessing_start_method=multiprocessing_start_method,
-                    max_workers=workers,
-                    preprocessing_tasks=tasks.preprocessing_tasks_count,
-                    tile_tasks=tasks.tile_tasks_count,
-                ) as executor:
-                    if profiling:
-                        for profiler in preconfigured_profilers:
-                            executor.add_profiler(profiler)
-                    else:
-                        executor.add_profiler(
-                            Profiler(name="time", decorator=measure_time)
+
+                try:
+                    with executor_getter(
+                        concurrency=concurrency,
+                        dask_scheduler=dask_settings.scheduler,
+                        dask_client=dask_settings.client,
+                        multiprocessing_start_method=multiprocessing_start_method,
+                        max_workers=workers,
+                        preprocessing_tasks=tasks.preprocessing_tasks_count,
+                        tile_tasks=tasks.tile_tasks_count,
+                    ) as executor:
+                        if profiling:
+                            for profiler in preconfigured_profilers:
+                                executor.add_profiler(profiler)
+                        else:
+                            executor.add_profiler(
+                                Profiler(name="time", decorator=measure_time)
+                            )
+                        all_observers.notify(
+                            status=Status.running,
+                            progress=Progress(total=len(tasks)),
+                            message=f"sending {len(tasks)} tasks to {executor} ...",
+                            executor=executor,
                         )
-                    all_observers.notify(
-                        status=Status.running,
-                        progress=Progress(total=len(tasks)),
-                        message=f"sending {len(tasks)} tasks to {executor} ...",
-                        executor=executor,
-                    )
-                    # TODO it would be nice to track the time it took sending tasks to the executor
-                    try:
+                        # TODO it would be nice to track the time it took sending tasks to the executor
                         for count, task_info in enumerate(
                             mp.execute(
                                 executor=executor,
@@ -186,20 +187,20 @@ def execute(
                         all_observers.notify(status=Status.done)
                         return
 
-                    except cancel_on_exception:
-                        # special exception indicating job was cancelled from the outside
-                        all_observers.notify(status=Status.cancelled)
-                        return
+                except cancel_on_exception:
+                    # special exception indicating job was cancelled from the outside
+                    all_observers.notify(status=Status.cancelled)
+                    return
 
-                    except retry_on_exception as exception:
-                        if retries:
-                            retries -= 1
-                            all_observers.notify(
-                                status=Status.retrying,
-                                message=f"run failed due to {repr(exception)} (remaining retries: {retries})",
-                            )
-                        else:
-                            raise
+                except retry_on_exception as exception:
+                    if retries:
+                        retries -= 1
+                        all_observers.notify(
+                            status=Status.retrying,
+                            message=f"run failed due to {repr(exception)} (remaining retries: {retries})",
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        raise
 
     except Exception as exception:
         all_observers.notify(status=Status.failed, exception=exception)