diff --git a/src/ingest_validation_tests/fastq_validator_logic.py b/src/ingest_validation_tests/fastq_validator_logic.py
index 440ceb4..2c87c91 100644
--- a/src/ingest_validation_tests/fastq_validator_logic.py
+++ b/src/ingest_validation_tests/fastq_validator_logic.py
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ def validate_fastq_file(self, fastq_file: Path) -> None:
         except IOError:
             self.errors.append(self._format_error(f"Unable to open FASTQ data file {fastq_file}."))
             return
+        except EOFError:
+            self.errors.append(self._format_error(f"EOF in FASTQ data file {fastq_file}."))
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.errors.append(self._format_error(f"Unexpected error: {e} on data file {fastq_file}."))
         self._file_record_counts[str(fastq_file)] = records_read
 
     def validate_fastq_files_in_path(self, paths: List[Path], threads: int) -> None:
@@ -192,6 +196,9 @@ def validate_fastq_files_in_path(self, paths: List[Path], threads: int) -> None:
                 data_output = pool.imap_unordered(engine, file_list)
             except Exception as e:
                 _log(f"Error {e}")
+                pool.close()
+                pool.join()
+                data_found_one.append(f"Error {e}")
             else:
                 pool.close()
                 pool.join()
diff --git a/src/ingest_validation_tests/gz_validator.py b/src/ingest_validation_tests/gz_validator.py
index 9bb0162..fe0a147 100644
--- a/src/ingest_validation_tests/gz_validator.py
+++ b/src/ingest_validation_tests/gz_validator.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ def collect_errors(self, **kwargs) -> List[str]:
             data_output = pool.imap_unordered(engine, file_list)
         except Exception as e:
             _log(f"Error {e}")
+            pool.close()
+            pool.join()
+            data_output2.extend(f"Error: {e}")
         else:
             pool.close()
             pool.join()