diff --git a/dvc/project.py b/dvc/project.py
index 5e38f1ed3..f60d9e2c1 100644
--- a/dvc/project.py
+++ b/dvc/project.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class StageNotFoundError(DvcException):
 
 class ReproductionError(DvcException):
     def __init__(self, dvc_file_name, msg):
+        self.dvc_file_name = dvc_file_name
+        self.msg = msg
         super(ReproductionError, self).__init__(u'Failed to reproduce \'{}\': {}'.format(dvc_file_name, msg))
 
 
@@ -173,20 +175,12 @@ class Project(object):
         return stage
 
     def reproduce(self, target, recursive=True, force=False):
-        reproduced = []
         stages = nx.get_node_attributes(self.graph(), 'stage')
         node = os.path.relpath(os.path.abspath(target), self.root_dir)
         if node not in stages:
             raise StageNotFoundError(target)
 
-        if recursive:
-            for n in nx.dfs_postorder_nodes(self.graph(), node):
-                try:
-                    stages[n].reproduce(force=force)
-                    stages[n].dump()
-                    reproduced.append(stages[n])
-                except Exception as ex:
-                    raise ReproductionError(n, ex.message)
+        reproduced = self._reproduce_stages(force, node, stages) if recursive else []
 
         stages[node].reproduce(force=force)
         stages[node].dump()
@@ -194,6 +188,17 @@ class Project(object):
 
         return reproduced
 
+    def _reproduce_stages(self, force, node, stages):
+        result = []
+        for n in nx.dfs_postorder_nodes(self.graph(), node):
+            try:
+                stages[n].reproduce(force=force)
+                stages[n].dump()
+                result.append(stages[n])
+            except Exception as ex:
+                raise ReproductionError(n, ex.message)
+        return result
+
     def checkout(self):
         for stage in self.stages():
             stage.checkout()