diff --git a/taskqueue/gcloud/aio/taskqueue/taskmanager.py b/taskqueue/gcloud/aio/taskqueue/taskmanager.py
index a84d43395..8e2700d0e 100644
--- a/taskqueue/gcloud/aio/taskqueue/taskmanager.py
+++ b/taskqueue/gcloud/aio/taskqueue/taskmanager.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(self, event, executor, headers, task, lease_seconds):
         self.lease_seconds = lease_seconds
 
     def start(self, loop=None):
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop = loop or asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self.future = loop.run_in_executor(
             self.executor, self.autorenew, self.event, self.headers, self.task,
             self.lease_seconds)
@@ -151,9 +151,13 @@ async def process(self, task):
         name = task['name']
         payload = decode(task['pullMessage']['payload'])
 
-        autorenew = LeaseManager(self.manager.Event(), self.executor,
-                                 await self.tq.headers(), task,
-                                 self.lease_seconds).start()
+        try:
+            autorenew = LeaseManager(self.manager.Event(), self.executor,
+                                     await self.tq.headers(), task,
+                                     self.lease_seconds).start()
+        except concurrent.futures.process.BrokenProcessPool:
+            log.error('process pool broke, quitting TaskManager')
+            self.running = False
 
         try:
             async with self.semaphore:
@@ -189,6 +193,8 @@ async def process(self, task):
                 log.info('successfully processed task: %s', name)
                 task = await autorenew.stop()
                 await self.tq.ack(task)
+        except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            log.exception(e)
         finally:
             await autorenew.stop()
 
diff --git a/taskqueue/setup.py b/taskqueue/setup.py
index f13434c52..983c63ab0 100644
--- a/taskqueue/setup.py
+++ b/taskqueue/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='gcloud-aio-taskqueue',
-    version='1.2.1',
+    version='1.2.2',
     description='Asyncio Python Client for Google Cloud Task Queue',
     long_description=README,
     namespace_packages=[