diff --git a/executorlib/interactive/shared.py b/executorlib/interactive/shared.py
index ec6766c4..4068b84d 100644
--- a/executorlib/interactive/shared.py
+++ b/executorlib/interactive/shared.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(max_cores=executor_kwargs.get("max_cores", None))
         executor_kwargs["future_queue"] = self._future_queue
         executor_kwargs["spawner"] = spawner
+        executor_kwargs["queue_join_on_shutdown"] = False
         self._set_process(
             process=[
                 RaisingThread(
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ def execute_parallel_tasks(
     hostname_localhost: Optional[bool] = None,
     init_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
     cache_directory: Optional[str] = None,
+    queue_join_on_shutdown: bool = True,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> None:
     """
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ def execute_parallel_tasks(
                                      option to true
        init_function (Callable): optional function to preset arguments for functions which are submitted later
        cache_directory (str, optional): The directory to store cache files. Defaults to "cache".
+       queue_join_on_shutdown (bool): Join communication queue when thread is closed. Defaults to True.
     """
     interface = interface_bootup(
         command_lst=_get_backend_path(
@@ -244,7 +247,8 @@ def execute_parallel_tasks(
         if "shutdown" in task_dict.keys() and task_dict["shutdown"]:
             interface.shutdown(wait=task_dict["wait"])
             future_queue.task_done()
-            future_queue.join()
+            if queue_join_on_shutdown:
+                future_queue.join()
             break
         elif "fn" in task_dict.keys() and "future" in task_dict.keys():
             if cache_directory is None:
diff --git a/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py b/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
index 5c03b49a..5e5949cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependencies_executor.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ def merge(lst):
     return sum(lst)
 
 
+def raise_error():
+    raise RuntimeError
+
+
 class TestExecutorWithDependencies(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_executor(self):
         with Executor(max_cores=1, backend="local") as exe:
@@ -227,3 +231,29 @@ def test_many_to_one_plot(self):
             )
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 18)
             self.assertEqual(len(edges), 21)
+
+
+class TestExecutorErrors(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_block_allocation_false_one_worker(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            with Executor(max_cores=1, backend="local", block_allocation=False) as exe:
+                cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
+                _ = exe.submit(raise_error)
+
+    def test_block_allocation_true_one_worker(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            with Executor(max_cores=1, backend="local", block_allocation=True) as exe:
+                cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
+                _ = exe.submit(raise_error)
+
+    def test_block_allocation_false_two_workers(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            with Executor(max_cores=2, backend="local", block_allocation=False) as exe:
+                cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
+                _ = exe.submit(raise_error)
+
+    def test_block_allocation_true_two_workers(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            with Executor(max_cores=2, backend="local", block_allocation=True) as exe:
+                cloudpickle_register(ind=1)
+                _ = exe.submit(raise_error)