diff --git a/ovos_workshop/decorators/killable.py b/ovos_workshop/decorators/killable.py
index a4eb275b..d6f4f157 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/decorators/killable.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/decorators/killable.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ def cb():
                 except threading.ThreadError:
                     pass  # already killed
                 except AssertionError:
-                    LOG.exception("could not determine thread id")
                     pass  # could not determine thread id ?
                 except exc:
                     # this is the exception we raised ourselves to kill the thread
diff --git a/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py b/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py
index fbf6dca4..6ddece8e 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py
@@ -1265,10 +1265,16 @@ def _handle_converse_request(self, message: Message):
             self.bus.emit(message.reply('skill.converse.response',
                                         {"skill_id": self.skill_id,
                                          "result": result}))
+        except (AbortQuestion, AbortEvent):
+            self.bus.emit(message.reply('skill.converse.response',
+                                        {"skill_id": self.skill_id,
+                                         "error": "killed",
+                                         "result": False}))
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.error(e)
             self.bus.emit(message.reply('skill.converse.response',
                                         {"skill_id": self.skill_id,
+                                         "error": repr(e),
                                          "result": False}))
 
     def _handle_stop_ack(self, message: Message):