diff --git a/superset/db_engine_specs/hive.py b/superset/db_engine_specs/hive.py
index 7fec8d3d0..c753b6b7d 100644
--- a/superset/db_engine_specs/hive.py
+++ b/superset/db_engine_specs/hive.py
@@ -331,7 +331,12 @@ class HiveEngineSpec(PrestoEngineSpec):
                 cursor.cancel()
                 break
 
-            log = cursor.fetch_logs() or ""
+            try:
+                log = cursor.fetch_logs() or ""
+            except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                logger.warning("Call to GetLog() failed")
+                log = ""
+
             if log:
                 log_lines = log.splitlines()
                 progress = cls.progress(log_lines)