diff --git a/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/curation_api/jobs/executors/LoadFileExecutor.java b/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/curation_api/jobs/executors/LoadFileExecutor.java
index 712e7fd78..ee4dc8183 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/curation_api/jobs/executors/LoadFileExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/curation_api/jobs/executors/LoadFileExecutor.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ protected <E extends AuditedObject, T extends BaseDTO> boolean runLoad(BaseUpser
 
 	protected <E extends AuditedObject, T extends BaseDTO> boolean runLoad(BaseUpsertServiceInterface<E, T> service, BulkLoadFileHistory history, BackendBulkDataProvider dataProvider, List<T> objectList, List<Long> idsAdded, Boolean terminateFailing, String countType, String dataType) {
 		if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
-			return false;
+			throw new RuntimeException("Thread isInterrupted");
 		}
 		ProcessDisplayHelper ph = new ProcessDisplayHelper();
 		ph.addDisplayHandler(loadProcessDisplayService);
@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ protected <E extends AuditedObject, T extends BaseDTO> boolean runLoad(BaseUpser
 				}
 				ph.progressProcess();
 				if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
-					history.setBulkloadStatus(JobStatus.FORCED_STOPPED);
-					Log.info("Thread Interrupted:");
-					break;
+					throw new RuntimeException("Thread isInterrupted");
 				}
 			}
 			updateHistory(history);
@@ -278,7 +276,7 @@ protected <E extends AuditedObject, T extends BaseDTO> boolean runLoad(BaseUpser
 	// The following methods are for bulk validation
 	protected <S extends BaseEntityCrudService<?, ?>> void runCleanup(S service, BulkLoadFileHistory history, String dataProviderName, List<Long> annotationIdsBefore, List<Long> annotationIdsAfter, String loadTypeString, Boolean deprecate) {
 		if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
-			return;
+			throw new RuntimeException("Thread isInterrupted");
 		}
 		Log.debug("runLoad: After: " + dataProviderName + " " + annotationIdsAfter.size());
 
@@ -314,9 +312,7 @@ protected <E extends AuditedObject, T extends BaseDTO> boolean runLoad(BaseUpser
 			}
 			ph.progressProcess();
 			if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
-				history.setBulkloadStatus(JobStatus.FORCED_STOPPED);
-				Log.info("Thread Interrupted:");
-				break;
+				throw new RuntimeException("Thread isInterrupted");
 			}
 		}
 		updateHistory(history);