diff --git a/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/algolia_utils.py b/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/algolia_utils.py
index c9f1cd1f7..32459aaa2 100644
--- a/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/algolia_utils.py
+++ b/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/algolia_utils.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def set_global_course_review_avg():
         return
 
     total_average_course_rating = rolling_rating_sum / total_number_reviews
-
+    logger.info(f"set_global_course_review_avg saving average course rating value: {total_average_course_rating}")
     cache.set(
         DISCOVERY_AVERAGE_COURSE_REVIEW_CACHE_KEY,
         total_average_course_rating,
diff --git a/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/management/commands/set_global_average_course_rating_value.py b/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/management/commands/set_global_average_course_rating_value.py
index fd3177f9e..5d02ae6c6 100644
--- a/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/management/commands/set_global_average_course_rating_value.py
+++ b/enterprise_catalog/apps/catalog/management/commands/set_global_average_course_rating_value.py
@@ -19,5 +19,10 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
         """
         Fetch ContentMetadata records, read the course review values and save the average to py-cache.
         """
-        logger.info("compare_catalog_queries_to_filters queuing task...")
-        set_global_course_review_avg()
+        logger.info("starting set_global_average_course_rating_value task.")
+        try:
+            set_global_course_review_avg()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning(
+                f'set_global_average_course_rating_value task failed with exception: {exc}'
+            )