diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/AssignmentRulesMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/AssignmentRulesMigrator.php
index 286be6171..285399ba6 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/AssignmentRulesMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/AssignmentRulesMigrator.php
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class AssignmentRulesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
         try {
             $this->processes->createTaskRows($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-           Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ class AssignmentRulesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DBConnectionMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DBConnectionMigrator.php
index f99694862..426954525 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DBConnectionMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DBConnectionMigrator.php
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 namespace ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Migrator;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Exception\Exception;
-
 class DBConnectionMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
 {
     protected $processes;
@@ -32,7 +30,8 @@ class DBConnectionMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
         try {
             $this->processes->createDBConnectionsRows($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-           Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,8 @@ class DBConnectionMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DynaformsMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DynaformsMigrator.php
index 944b0af53..3efa607f2 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DynaformsMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/DynaformsMigrator.php
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class DynaformsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
         try {
             $this->processes->createDynaformRows($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ class DynaformsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ExportException.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ExportException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60fcff1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ExportException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: gustav
+ * Date: 3/22/16
+ * Time: 10:06 AM
+ */
+
+namespace ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Migrator;
+
+
+class ExportException extends \Exception
+{
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/FilesMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/FilesMigrator.php
index 1d428da53..a72ccfc44 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/FilesMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/FilesMigrator.php
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class FilesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
                 }
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-           Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ class FilesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularExporter.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularExporter.php
index 24777cb27..31ea9f3bf 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularExporter.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularExporter.php
@@ -28,15 +28,23 @@ class GranularExporter
 
     public function export($objectList)
     {
-        $this->beforeExport();
-        $exportObject = new ExportObjects();
-        $objectList = $exportObject->mapObjectList($objectList);
-        foreach ($objectList as $data) {
-            $migrator = $this->factory->create($data);
-            $migratorData = $migrator->export($this->prjuid);
-            $this->mergeData($migratorData);
+        try {
+            $this->beforeExport();
+            $exportObject = new ExportObjects();
+            $objectList = $exportObject->mapObjectList($objectList);
+            foreach ($objectList as $data) {
+                $migrator = $this->factory->create($data);
+                $migratorData = $migrator->export($this->prjuid);
+                $this->mergeData($migratorData);
+            }
+            return $this->publish();
+        } catch (ExportException $e) {
+            return array(
+                'success' => false,
+                'message' => $e->getMessage()
+            );
         }
-        return $this->publish();
+
     }
 
     protected function beforeExport()
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularImporter.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularImporter.php
index 9a1156b86..69903be8e 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularImporter.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/GranularImporter.php
@@ -82,11 +82,18 @@ class GranularImporter
      */
     public function import($objectList)
     {
-        foreach ($objectList as $key => $data) {
-            $objClass = $this->factory->create($key);
-            if(is_object($objClass)) {
-                $migratorData = $objClass->import($data);
+        try {
+            foreach ($objectList as $key => $data) {
+                $objClass = $this->factory->create($key);
+                if(is_object($objClass)) {
+                    $migratorData = $objClass->import($data);
+                }
             }
+        } catch (ExportException $e) {
+            return array(
+                'success' => false,
+                'message' => $e->getMessage()
+            );
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ImportException.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ImportException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aee249988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ImportException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: gustav
+ * Date: 3/22/16
+ * Time: 10:06 AM
+ */
+
+namespace ProcessMaker\BusinessModel\Migrator;
+
+
+class ImportException extends \Exception
+{
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/InputDocumentsMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/InputDocumentsMigrator.php
index 15138c160..f237379c4 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/InputDocumentsMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/InputDocumentsMigrator.php
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class InputDocumentsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
         try {
             $this->processes->createInputRows($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ class InputDocumentsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/OutputDocumentsMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/OutputDocumentsMigrator.php
index 694c73dd8..13e7acd06 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/OutputDocumentsMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/OutputDocumentsMigrator.php
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class OutputDocumentsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
         try {
             $this->processes->createOutputRows($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-           Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ class OutputDocumentsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/PermissionsMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/PermissionsMigrator.php
index 6b0f238df..bc6da1b07 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/PermissionsMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/PermissionsMigrator.php
@@ -48,18 +48,19 @@ class PermissionsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
     public function export($prj_uid)
     {
         try {
+            $processData = new \StdClass();
+            $processData->process = $this->processes->getProcessRow($prj_uid, false);
+            $processData->tasks = $this->processes->getTaskRows($prj_uid);
+            $processData->routes = $this->processes->getRouteRows($prj_uid);
+            $processData->lanes = $this->processes->getLaneRows($prj_uid);
+            $processData->gateways = $this->processes->getGatewayRows($prj_uid);
+            $processData->steps = $this->processes->getStepRows($prj_uid);
+            $processData->taskusers = $this->processes->getTaskUserRows($oData->tasks);
+            $processData->groupwfs = $this->processes->getGroupwfRows($oData->taskusers);
+            $processData->steptriggers = $this->processes->getStepTriggerRows($oData->tasks);
+            $processData->reportTablesVars = $this->processes->getReportTablesVarsRows($prj_uid);
             $oData = new \StdClass();
-            $oData->process = $this->processes->getProcessRow($prj_uid, false);
-            $oData->tasks = $this->processes->getTaskRows($prj_uid);
-            $oData->routes = $this->processes->getRouteRows($prj_uid);
-            $oData->lanes = $this->processes->getLaneRows($prj_uid);
-            $oData->gateways = $this->processes->getGatewayRows($prj_uid);
-            $oData->steps = $this->processes->getStepRows($prj_uid);
-            $oData->taskusers = $this->processes->getTaskUserRows($oData->tasks);
-            $oData->groupwfs = $this->processes->getGroupwfRows($oData->taskusers);
-            $oData->steptriggers = $this->processes->getStepTriggerRows($oData->tasks);
-            $oData->reportTablesVars = $this->processes->getReportTablesVarsRows($prj_uid);
-            $oData->objectPermissions = $this->processes->getObjectPermissionRows($prj_uid, $oData);
+            $oData->objectPermissions = $this->processes->getObjectPermissionRows($prj_uid, $processData);
 
             $result = array(
                 'workflow-definition' => (array)$oData
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ class PermissionsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ProcessDefinitionMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ProcessDefinitionMigrator.php
index e390c61c2..5e57831be 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ProcessDefinitionMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ProcessDefinitionMigrator.php
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class ProcessDefinitionMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throwException(new ExportException($e->getMessage()));
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ReportTablesMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ReportTablesMigrator.php
index 5afd95499..1f6d1e33f 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ReportTablesMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/ReportTablesMigrator.php
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class ReportTablesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throwException(new ExportException($e->getMessage()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsMigrator.php
index ef4e760d6..567f331d0 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsMigrator.php
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class SupervisorsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throwException(new ExportException($e->getMessage()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsObjectsMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsObjectsMigrator.php
index 081c5f675..a4d880f3c 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsObjectsMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/SupervisorsObjectsMigrator.php
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class SupervisorsObjectsMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throwException(new ExportException($e->getMessage()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TemplatesMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TemplatesMigrator.php
index 5a4d9f9aa..75cb3ff8d 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TemplatesMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TemplatesMigrator.php
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class TemplatesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
                 }
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-           Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
 
     }
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ class TemplatesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TriggersMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TriggersMigrator.php
index 50afc0f75..983186df0 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TriggersMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/TriggersMigrator.php
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class TriggersMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
         try {
             $this->processes->createTriggerRows($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-           Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throwException(new ImportException($e->getMessage()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ class TriggersMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/VariablesMigrator.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/VariablesMigrator.php
index 6c31baf81..de0c5bc14 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/VariablesMigrator.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/BusinessModel/Migrator/VariablesMigrator.php
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class VariablesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
         try {
             $this->processes->createProcessVariables($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ImportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ class VariablesMigrator implements Importable, Exportable
             return $result;
 
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            \Logger::log($e);
+            \Logger::log($e->getMessage());
+            throw new ExportException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }