diff --git a/src/common/hdfs/HdfsCommandHelper.cpp b/src/common/hdfs/HdfsCommandHelper.cpp
index 14e6b7f98b8..117d3ffb6af 100644
--- a/src/common/hdfs/HdfsCommandHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/common/hdfs/HdfsCommandHelper.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Status HdfsCommandHelper::ls(const std::string& hdfsHost,
     auto result = proc.wait();
     if (!result.exited()) {
       return Status::Error("Failed to ls hdfs");
+    } else if (result.exitStatus() != 0) {
+      LOG(INFO) << "Failed to ls: " << result.str();
+      return Status::Error("Failed to ls hdfs, errno: %d", result.exitStatus());
     } else {
       return Status::OK();
     }
@@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ Status HdfsCommandHelper::copyToLocal(const std::string& hdfsHost,
     auto result = proc.wait();
     if (!result.exited()) {
       return Status::Error("Failed to download from hdfs");
+    } else if (result.exitStatus() != 0) {
+      LOG(INFO) << "Failed to download: " << result.str();
+      return Status::Error("Failed to download from hdfs, errno: %d", result.exitStatus());
     } else {
       return Status::OK();
     }