diff --git a/dashboard/plugin.jelly b/dashboard/plugin.jelly
index ba92fbe9..08d302d0 100644
--- a/dashboard/plugin.jelly
+++ b/dashboard/plugin.jelly
@@ -134,17 +134,34 @@
     <j:if test="${rungoals == 'true'}">
       <j:forEach var="aggregatorName" items="${aggregatorNames}">
 
+        <a:echo>Generating data for aggregator [${aggregatorName}]</a:echo>
+
         <j:set var="goalProperty" 
             value="maven.dashboard.aggregator.${aggregatorName}.goal"/>
+        <j:set var="goalName" value="${context.getVariable(goalProperty)}"/>
 
         <!-- Only run if the artifact has not already been created by
              a previous goal run -->
-        <j:if test="${executedGoals.indexOf(context.getVariable(goalProperty)) == '-1'}">
-          <attainGoal name="${context.getVariable(goalProperty)}"/>
-        </j:if>
+        <j:if test="${executedGoals.indexOf(goalName) == '-1'}">
 
-        <j:set var="executedGoals" 
-            value="${goalProperty},${executedGoals}"/>
+          <a:echo>Calling goal [${goalName}] to generate data...</a:echo>
+
+          <!-- Make sure plugin doesn't fail if goal fails to be called -->
+          <j:catch var="exception">
+            <attainGoal name="${goalName}"/>
+          </j:catch>
+          <j:choose>
+            <j:when test="${exception != null}">
+              <a:echo>Error while calling goal [${goalName}]:</a:echo>
+              <a:echo>${exception}</a:echo>
+            </j:when>
+            <j:otherwise>
+              <j:set var="executedGoals" 
+                  value="${goalName},${executedGoals}"/>
+            </j:otherwise>
+          </j:choose>
+
+        </j:if>
 
       </j:forEach>
     </j:if>