diff --git a/myo/__init__.py b/myo/__init__.py
index f44b213..252fe81 100644
--- a/myo/__init__.py
+++ b/myo/__init__.py
@@ -159,10 +159,9 @@ def set_locking_policy(self, locking_policy):
                 self._hub.set_locking_policy(locking_policy)
             self._locking_policy = locking_policy
 
-    def _run(self, duration_ms, listener):
+    def run_once(self, duration_ms, listener):
         """
-        Private version of the :meth:`run` method. Does not
-        re-set the :attr:`running` attribute. Used by :meth:`run`.
+        Run *listener* for *duration_ms* seconds.
         """
 
         if not isinstance(listener, DeviceListener):
@@ -177,20 +176,14 @@ def _run(self, duration_ms, listener):
 
         def callback(listener, event):
             try:
-                # Stop immediately if the Hub was stopped via the
-                # stop() method.
                 with self._lock:
                     if self._stopped:
                         return False
-
-                    # Invoke the listener but catch the event.
                     return _invoke_listener(listener, event)
-            except Exception as exc:
+            except BaseException:
                 with self._lock:
-                    self._exception = exc
-                traceback.print_exc()
-
-            return False
+                    self._exception = sys.exc_info()
+                raise
 
         return self._hub.run(duration_ms, callback, listener)
 
@@ -227,7 +220,7 @@ def run(self, interval_ms, listener, lil_sleep=0.01):
         def worker():
             try:
                 while not self.stop_requested:
-                    if not self._run(interval_ms, listener):
+                    if not self.run_once(interval_ms, listener):
                         self.stop()
             finally:
                 with self._lock:
diff --git a/myo/lowlevel/ctyping.py b/myo/lowlevel/ctyping.py
index 1925eec..723914a 100644
--- a/myo/lowlevel/ctyping.py
+++ b/myo/lowlevel/ctyping.py
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ def wrapper(ud, event):
             # warn the user.
             try:
                 result = callback(ud, event)
-            except Exception:
-                traceback.print_exc()
+            except BaseException:
+                wrapper.exc_info = sys.exc_info()
                 result = False
 
             # Warn the user if the callback did not return a
@@ -308,8 +308,11 @@ def wrapper(ud, event):
                          ud, byref(error))
         error.raise_on_error()
 
-        # Return True if the run was complete, meaning the callback
-        # did not request to halt the Hub.
+        # Did an exception occur in the callback? Propagate it.
+        exc_info = getattr(wrapper, 'exc_info', None)
+        if exc_info:
+            six.reraise(*exc_info)
+
         return not getattr(wrapper, 'stopped', False)
 
     def shutdown(self):