diff --git a/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreter.java b/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreter.java
index 877d6975255..0561d86f867 100644
--- a/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreter.java
+++ b/python/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreter.java
@@ -150,8 +150,17 @@ public InterpreterResult interpret(String cmd, InterpreterContext contextInterpr
    * @return true if syntax error or exception has happened
    */
   private boolean pythonErrorIn(String output) {
-    Matcher errorMatcher = errorInLastLine.matcher(output);
-    return errorMatcher.find();
+    boolean isError = false;
+    String[] outputMultiline = output.split("\n");
+    Matcher errorMatcher;
+    for (String row : outputMultiline) {
+      errorMatcher = errorInLastLine.matcher(row);
+      if (errorMatcher.find() == true) {
+        isError = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    return isError;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/python/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreterTest.java b/python/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreterTest.java
index 8866e6ce1c1..1228ec46a60 100644
--- a/python/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreterTest.java
+++ b/python/src/test/java/org/apache/zeppelin/python/PythonInterpreterTest.java
@@ -218,4 +218,25 @@ private String answerFromPythonMock(InvocationOnMock invocationOnMock) {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void checkMultiRowErrorFails() {
+    PythonInterpreter pythonInterpreter = new PythonInterpreter(
+      PythonInterpreterTest.getPythonTestProperties()
+    );
+    pythonInterpreter.open();
+    String codeRaiseException = "raise Exception(\"test exception\")";
+    InterpreterResult ret = pythonInterpreter.interpret(codeRaiseException, null);
+
+    assertNotNull("Interpreter result for raise exception is Null", ret);
+
+    assertEquals(InterpreterResult.Code.ERROR, ret.code());
+    assertTrue(ret.message().length() > 0);
+
+    assertNotNull("Interpreter result for text is Null", ret);
+    String codePrintText = "print (\"Exception(\\\"test exception\\\")\")";
+    ret = pythonInterpreter.interpret(codePrintText, null);
+    assertEquals(InterpreterResult.Code.SUCCESS, ret.code());
+    assertTrue(ret.message().length() > 0);
+  }
+
 }