diff --git a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java
index 3e54e0579ba..10c94107700 100644
--- a/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java
+++ b/zeppelin-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/socket/NotebookServer.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemException;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.conf.ZeppelinConfiguration;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.conf.ZeppelinConfiguration.ConfVars;
 import org.apache.zeppelin.display.AngularObject;
@@ -1147,7 +1148,18 @@ private void runParagraph(NotebookSocket conn, HashSet<String> userAndRoles, Not
     }
 
     AuthenticationInfo subject = new AuthenticationInfo(fromMessage.principal);
-    note.persist(subject);
+
+    try {
+      note.persist(subject);
+    } catch (FileSystemException ex) {
+      LOG.error("Exception from run", ex);
+      conn.send(serializeMessage(new Message(OP.ERROR_INFO).put("info",
+                "Oops! There is something wrong with the notebook file system. "
+                + "Please check the logs for more details.")));
+      // don't run the paragraph when there is error on persisting the note information
+      return;
+    }
+
     try {
       note.run(paragraphId);
     } catch (Exception ex) {
diff --git a/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js b/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js
index 36e90b49388..6e0bbbae295 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js
+++ b/zeppelin-web/src/components/websocketEvents/websocketEvents.factory.js
@@ -117,6 +117,21 @@ angular.module('zeppelinWebApp').factory('websocketEvents',
       $rootScope.$broadcast('noteRevision', data);
     } else if (op === 'INTERPRETER_BINDINGS') {
       $rootScope.$broadcast('interpreterBindings', data);
+    } else if (op === 'ERROR_INFO') {
+      BootstrapDialog.show({
+        closable: false,
+        closeByBackdrop: false,
+        closeByKeyboard: false,
+        title: 'Details',
+        message: data.info.toString(),
+        buttons: [{
+            // close all the dialogs when there are error on running all paragraphs
+            label: 'Close',
+            action: function() {
+              BootstrapDialog.closeAll();
+            }
+          }]
+      });
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java
index b314e6227fa..2aded60ee40 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/socket/Message.java
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ public static enum OP {
     SAVE_INTERPRETER_BINDINGS,    // [c-s] save interpreter bindings
                                   // @param noteID
                                   // @param selectedSettingIds
-    INTERPRETER_BINDINGS          // [s-c] interpreter bindings
+    INTERPRETER_BINDINGS,         // [s-c] interpreter bindings
+    ERROR_INFO                    // [s-c] error information to be sent
   }
 
   public OP op;