diff --git a/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py
index f3db96a43..b691aae20 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py
@@ -362,11 +362,18 @@ class MediaPlugin(Plugin, ABC):
 
         for media_type in types:
             try:
-                results[media_type].extend(
-                    results_queues[media_type].get(timeout=search_timeout))
+                items = results_queues[media_type].get(timeout=search_timeout)
+                if isinstance(items, Exception):
+                    raise items
+
+                results[media_type].extend(items)
             except queue.Empty:
                 self.logger.warning('Search for "{}" media type {} timed out'.
                                     format(query, media_type))
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.warning('Error while searching for "{}", media type {}'.
+                                    format(query, media_type))
+                self.logger.exception(e)
 
         flattened_results = []
 
@@ -391,7 +398,10 @@ class MediaPlugin(Plugin, ABC):
     @staticmethod
     def _search_worker(query, search_hndl, results_queue):
         def thread():
-            results_queue.put(search_hndl.search(query))
+            try:
+                results_queue.put(search_hndl.search(query))
+            except Exception as e:
+                results_queue.put(e)
         return thread
 
     def _get_search_handler_by_type(self, search_type):
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/torrent/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/torrent/__init__.py
index c186fc118..102c50ccb 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/torrent/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/torrent/__init__.py
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ class TorrentPlugin(Plugin):
     def _torrent_search_worker(self, imdb_id: str, category: str, q: queue.Queue):
         base_url = self.torrent_base_urls.get(category)
         assert base_url, f'No such category: {category}'
-        q.put(requests.get(base_url.format(imdb_id)).json())
+        try:
+            results = requests.get(base_url.format(imdb_id)).json()
+            q.put(results)
+        except Exception as e:
+            q.put(e)
 
     def _search_torrents(self, query, category):
         imdb_results = self._imdb_query(query, category)
@@ -156,13 +160,22 @@ class TorrentPlugin(Plugin):
         ]
 
         results = []
+        errors = []
+
         for worker in workers:
             worker.start()
         for q in result_queues:
-            results.append(q.get())
+            res_ = q.get()
+            if isinstance(res_, Exception):
+                errors.append(res_)
+            else:
+                results.append(res_)
         for worker in workers:
             worker.join()
 
+        if errors:
+            self.logger.warning(f'Torrent search errors: {[str(e) for e in errors]}')
+
         return results
 
     @staticmethod