diff --git a/envs/monkey_zoo/blackbox/tests/basic_test.py b/envs/monkey_zoo/blackbox/tests/basic_test.py
index d2fad4e1e..8456dccad 100644
--- a/envs/monkey_zoo/blackbox/tests/basic_test.py
+++ b/envs/monkey_zoo/blackbox/tests/basic_test.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class BasicTest(object):
         self.log_handler = log_handler
 
     def run(self):
-        LOGGER.info("Uploading configuration:\n{}".format(json.dumps(self.config_parser.config_json, indent=2)))
         self.island_client.import_config(self.config_parser.config_raw)
         self.print_test_starting_info()
         try:
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/__init__.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/__init__.py
index 9e899b140..0431e7295 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/__init__.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/__init__.py
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ class HostExploiter(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
     def exploit_host(self):
         self.pre_exploit()
-        result = self._exploit_host()
-        self.post_exploit()
+        try:
+            result = self._exploit_host()
+        finally:
+            self.post_exploit()
         return result
 
     def pre_exploit(self):
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
index dcad2adf1..dee597a18 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.http_tools import MonkeyHTTPServer
 from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.helpers import get_monkey_dest_path, build_monkey_commandline, get_monkey_depth
 from infection_monkey.model import DROPPER_ARG
 from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.payload_parsing import LimitedSizePayload
-from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.exceptions import ExploitingVulnerableMachineError
+from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.exceptions import ExploitingVulnerableMachineError, FailedExploitationError
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class MSSQLExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
         LOG.warning('No user/password combo was able to connect to host: {0}:{1}, '
                     'aborting brute force'.format(host, port))
-        raise RuntimeError("Bruteforce process failed on host: {0}".format(self.host.ip_addr))
+        raise FailedExploitationError("Bruteforce process failed on host: {0}".format(self.host.ip_addr))
 
 
 class MSSQLLimitedSizePayload(LimitedSizePayload):
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/monkey.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/monkey.py
index 3985c8a2e..3af70c796 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/monkey.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/monkey.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from infection_monkey.telemetry.tunnel_telem import TunnelTelem
 from infection_monkey.windows_upgrader import WindowsUpgrader
 from infection_monkey.post_breach.post_breach_handler import PostBreach
 from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.helpers import get_interface_to_target
-from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.exceptions import ExploitingVulnerableMachineError
+from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.exceptions import ExploitingVulnerableMachineError, FailedExploitationError
 from infection_monkey.telemetry.attack.t1106_telem import T1106Telem
 from common.utils.attack_utils import ScanStatus, UsageEnum
 
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ class InfectionMonkey(object):
                     self._exploiters = sorted(self._exploiters, key=lambda exploiter_: exploiter_.EXPLOIT_TYPE.value)
                     host_exploited = False
                     for exploiter in [exploiter(machine) for exploiter in self._exploiters]:
+
                         if self.try_exploiting(machine, exploiter):
+
                             host_exploited = True
                             VictimHostTelem('T1210', ScanStatus.USED, machine=machine).send()
                             break
@@ -311,6 +313,8 @@ class InfectionMonkey(object):
                       machine, exploiter.__class__.__name__, exc)
             self.successfully_exploited(machine, exploiter)
             return True
+        except FailedExploitationError as e:
+            LOG.info("Failed exploiting %r with exploiter %s, %s", machine, exploiter.__class__.__name__, e)
         except Exception as exc:
             LOG.exception("Exception while attacking %s using %s: %s",
                           machine, exploiter.__class__.__name__, exc)