diff --git a/ate/__init__.py b/ate/__init__.py
index 7adfc4e4..b7bef124 100644
--- a/ate/__init__.py
+++ b/ate/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.7.7'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '0.7.8'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ate/locustfile_template b/ate/locustfile_template
index e1ebbdb2..6d4bf2c0 100644
--- a/ate/locustfile_template
+++ b/ate/locustfile_template
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 #coding: utf-8
 import zmq
 from locust import HttpLocust, TaskSet, task
-from ate import runner, exception
+from locust.events import request_failure
+from ate import runner
 
 class WebPageTasks(TaskSet):
     def on_start(self):
-        self.test_runner = runner.Runner(self.client)
+        self.test_runner = runner.Runner(self.client, request_failure)
 
     @task
     def test_specified_scenario(self):
-        try:
-            self.test_runner.run(self.locust.file_path)
-        except exception.ValidationError:
-            pass
+        self.test_runner.run(self.locust.file_path)
 
 class WebPageUser(HttpLocust):
     host = "$HOST"
diff --git a/ate/runner.py b/ate/runner.py
index 31985f5f..bbfa7f39 100644
--- a/ate/runner.py
+++ b/ate/runner.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ from ate.context import Context
 
 class Runner(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, http_client_session=None):
+    def __init__(self, http_client_session=None, request_failure_hook=None):
         self.http_client_session = http_client_session
         self.context = Context()
         testcase.load_test_dependencies()
+        self.request_failure_hook = request_failure_hook
 
     def init_config(self, config_dict, level):
         """ create/update context variables binds
@@ -131,7 +132,9 @@ class Runner(object):
                 resp_obj.validate(validators, self.context.get_testcase_variables_mapping())
             except (exception.ParamsError, exception.ResponseError, exception.ValidationError):
                 logging.error("Exception occured.")
+                logging.error("HTTP request url: \n{}".format(url))
                 logging.error("HTTP request kwargs: \n{}".format(parsed_request))
+                logging.error("HTTP response status_code: \n{}".format(resp.status_code))
                 logging.error("HTTP response content: \n{}".format(resp.text))
                 raise
 
@@ -155,9 +158,9 @@ class Runner(object):
                     "testcases": [
                         {
                             "name": "testcase description",
-                            "variables": [], # optional, override
+                            "variables": [],    # optional, override
                             "request": {},
-                            "extract": {},  # optional
+                            "extract": {},      # optional
                             "validate": {}      # optional
                         },
                         testcase12
@@ -183,9 +186,17 @@ class Runner(object):
         testcases = testset.get("testcases", [])
         for testcase_dict in testcases:
             try:
-                assert self._run_test(testcase_dict)
-            except AssertionError:
+                self._run_test(testcase_dict)
+            except exception.MyBaseError as ex:
                 success = False
+                if self.request_failure_hook:
+                    self.request_failure_hook.fire(
+                        request_type=testcase_dict.get("request", {}).get("method"),
+                        name=testcase_dict.get("request", {}).get("url"),
+                        response_time=0,
+                        exception=ex
+                    )
+                break
 
         output_variables_list = config_dict.get("output", [])