diff --git a/dvc/command/data_sync.py b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
index d337245ce..a71417a7f 100644
--- a/dvc/command/data_sync.py
+++ b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import os
 import dvc.cloud.base as cloud
 
 from dvc.command.common.base import CmdBase
-from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
 
 
 class CmdDataBase(CmdBase):
@@ -20,11 +19,12 @@ class CmdDataBase(CmdBase):
                 ret = 1
         return ret
 
+
 class CmdDataPull(CmdDataBase):
     def do_run(self, target=None):
         try:
             self.project.pull(target=target, jobs=self.args.jobs)
-        except DvcException as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:
             self.project.logger.error('Failed to pull data from the cloud', exc)
             return 1
         return 0
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CmdDataPush(CmdDataBase):
     def do_run(self, target=None):
         try:
             self.project.push(target=target, jobs=self.args.jobs)
-        except DvcException as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:
             self.project.logger.error('Failed to push data to the cloud', exc)
             return 1
         return 0
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class CmdDataFetch(CmdDataBase):
     def do_run(self, target=None):
         try:
             self.project.fetch(target=target, jobs=self.args.jobs)
-        except DvcException as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:
             self.project.logger.error('Failed to fetch data from the cloud', exc)
             return 1
         return 0
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class CmdDataStatus(CmdDataBase):
         try:
             status = self.project.status(target=target, jobs=self.args.jobs)
             self._show(status)
-        except DvcException as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:
             self.project.logger.error('Failed to obtain data status', exc)
             return 1
         return 0
diff --git a/tests/test_cache.py b/tests/test_cache.py
index 1d82fb3d1..5520b28b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_cache.py
+++ b/tests/test_cache.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from dvc.cache import Cache
 from dvc.system import System
+from dvc.output import Output
 
 from tests.basic_env import TestDvc
 
@@ -42,3 +43,18 @@ class TestCache(TestDvc):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(cache), 2)
         self.assertEqual(cache, expected)
+
+
+class TestCacheLoadBadDirCache(TestDvc):
+    def _do_test(self, ret):
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(ret, list))
+        self.assertEqual(len(ret), 0)
+
+    def test(self):
+        fname = 'not-json'
+        self.create(fname, '<clearly>not,json')
+        self._do_test(Output.load_dir_cache(fname))
+
+        fname = 'not-list'
+        self.create(fname, '{"a": "b"}')
+        self._do_test(Output.load_dir_cache(fname))
diff --git a/tests/test_data_cloud.py b/tests/test_data_cloud.py
index e59983553..b1e907e16 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_cloud.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_cloud.py
@@ -217,3 +217,16 @@ class TestDataCloudLocalCli(TestDvc):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(cache_dir))
 
         self.main(['status'])
+
+
+class TestDataCloudErrorCLI(TestDvc):
+    def main_fail(self, args):
+        ret = main(args)
+        self.assertNotEqual(ret, 0)
+
+    def test_error(self):
+        f = 'non-existing-file'
+        self.main_fail(['status', f])
+        self.main_fail(['push', f])
+        self.main_fail(['pull', f])
+        self.main_fail(['fetch', f])