diff --git a/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py b/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py
index 7ae17c54..14f69f0b 100644
--- a/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py
+++ b/taskflow/patterns/linear_flow.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import collections
 import functools
 import logging
+import sys
 import threading
 
 from taskflow.openstack.common import excutils
@@ -209,9 +210,9 @@ class Flow(flow.Flow):
                     'flow': self,
                     'runner': runner,
                 })
-            except Exception as e:
-                runner.result = e
-                cause = utils.FlowFailure(runner, self, e)
+            except Exception:
+                runner.result = None
+                runner.exc_info = sys.exc_info()
                 with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                     # Notify any listeners that the task has errored.
                     self.task_notifier.notify(states.FAILURE, details={
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ class Flow(flow.Flow):
                         'flow': self,
                         'runner': runner,
                     })
-                    self.rollback(context, cause)
+                    self.rollback(context, utils.FlowFailure(runner, self))
 
         run_check_functor = functools.partial(abort_if,
                                               ok_states=[states.STARTED,
diff --git a/taskflow/patterns/threaded_flow.py b/taskflow/patterns/threaded_flow.py
index 6869b63f..38267388 100644
--- a/taskflow/patterns/threaded_flow.py
+++ b/taskflow/patterns/threaded_flow.py
@@ -342,8 +342,7 @@ class Flow(flow.Flow):
                 return
             causes = []
             for r in failures:
-                causes.append(utils.FlowFailure(r, self,
-                                                r.exc, r.exc_info))
+                causes.append(utils.FlowFailure(r, self))
             try:
                 self.rollback(context, causes)
             except exc.InvalidStateException:
@@ -470,9 +469,6 @@ class ThreadRunner(utils.Runner):
         self._predecessors = []
         self._successors = []
         self._siblings = []
-        # Ensure we capture any exceptions that may have been triggered.
-        self.exc = None
-        self.exc_info = (None, None, None)
         # This callback will be called before the underlying task is actually
         # returned and it should either return a tuple of (has_result, result)
         self._result_cb = None
@@ -538,10 +534,10 @@ class ThreadRunner(utils.Runner):
                                                 " state: %s" % (self.state))
 
         def do_reset():
+            super(ThreadRunner, self).reset()
             self._latch.count = len(self._predecessors)
-            self.exc = None
-            self.exc_info = (None, None, None)
-            self.result = None
+
+        def change_state():
             self._change_state(None, states.PENDING)
 
         # We need to acquire both locks here so that we can not be running
@@ -552,6 +548,7 @@ class ThreadRunner(utils.Runner):
             with self._cancel_lock:
                 check()
                 do_reset()
+                change_state()
 
     @property
     def runs_before(self):
@@ -583,10 +580,10 @@ class ThreadRunner(utils.Runner):
                 if not has_result:
                     super(ThreadRunner, self).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
                 self._change_state(context, states.SUCCESS)
-            except Exception as e:
-                self._change_state(context, states.FAILURE)
-                self.exc = e
+            except Exception:
+                self.result = None
                 self.exc_info = sys.exc_info()
+                self._change_state(context, states.FAILURE)
 
         def signal():
             if not self._successors:
diff --git a/taskflow/utils.py b/taskflow/utils.py
index 2a5db454..f82bdd47 100644
--- a/taskflow/utils.py
+++ b/taskflow/utils.py
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import contextlib
 import copy
 import inspect
 import logging
-import sys
 import threading
-import threading2
 import time
 import types
 
+import threading2
+
 from distutils import version
 
 from taskflow.openstack.common import uuidutils
@@ -250,14 +250,17 @@ class FlowFailure(object):
        and can be used to interrogate what caused the failure.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, runner, flow, exc, exc_info=None):
+    def __init__(self, runner, flow):
         self.runner = runner
         self.flow = flow
-        self.exc = exc
-        if not exc_info:
-            self.exc_info = sys.exc_info()
-        else:
-            self.exc_info = exc_info
+
+    @property
+    def exc_info(self):
+        return self.runner.exc_info
+
+    @property
+    def exc(self):
+        return self.runner.exc_info[1]
 
 
 class RollbackTask(object):
@@ -301,6 +304,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             self._id = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
         else:
             self._id = str(uuid)
+        self.exc_info = (None, None, None)
 
     @property
     def uuid(self):
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     def reset(self):
         self.result = None
+        self.exc_info = (None, None, None)
 
     def __str__(self):
         lines = ["Runner: %s" % (self.name)]