diff --git a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Notebook.java b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Notebook.java
index 713cc793223..ed019c4baf6 100644
--- a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Notebook.java
+++ b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Notebook.java
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ private void recoverRunningParagraphs() {
     try {
       thread.join();
     } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
+      LOGGER.warn("Paragraph recovery thread interrupted", e);
+      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
     }
   }