diff --git a/tinygrad/codegen/opt/search.py b/tinygrad/codegen/opt/search.py
index 48717c8493..8db9c8c9d8 100644
--- a/tinygrad/codegen/opt/search.py
+++ b/tinygrad/codegen/opt/search.py
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ def beam_search(lin:Kernel, rawbufs:list[Buffer], amt:int, allow_test_size=True,
         seen_libs.add(lib)
         try: tms = _time_program(p, lib, var_vals, rawbufs, early_stop=beam[0][1]*3 if len(beam) else 1.0,
                                  allow_test_size=allow_test_size, clear_l2=hasattr(dev, 'invalidate_caches'))
-        except RuntimeError: continue # for runtime issues
+        except Exception as e:
+          if BEAM_DEBUG: print(f"BEAM failed for opts: {acted_lins[i].applied_opts}\n{e}")
+          if isinstance(e, RuntimeError): continue
+          raise
         timed_lins.append((acted_lins[i], min(tms)))
         if BEAM_DEBUG > 1: print(f"{time.perf_counter() - st:7.2f}s: {i:5d} {len(cast(list, p.uops)):5d} uops {time_to_str(compile_et, w=12)} compile/{time_to_str(timed_lins[-1][1], w=12)} run       {len(timed_lins):4d}/{len(acted_lins):4d}         {timed_lins[-1][0].colored_shape()}")  # noqa: E501
         elif DEBUG >= 2: print(f"\r{time.perf_counter() - st:7.2f}s: {time_to_str(timed_lins[-1][1], w=12)}       {len(timed_lins):4d}/{len(acted_lins):4d}         {timed_lins[-1][0].colored_shape()}\033[K", end="")  # noqa: E501