diff --git a/parea/cookbook/evals_and_experiments/run_experiment_using_saved_test_collection.py b/parea/cookbook/evals_and_experiments/run_experiment_using_saved_test_collection.py
index 5c620828..3d9eb2fd 100644
--- a/parea/cookbook/evals_and_experiments/run_experiment_using_saved_test_collection.py
+++ b/parea/cookbook/evals_and_experiments/run_experiment_using_saved_test_collection.py
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ def func(lang: str, framework: str) -> str:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     p.experiment(
+        name="Hello World Example",  # this is the name of the experiment
         data="Hello World Example",  # this is the name of your Dataset in Parea (Dataset page)
         func=func,
-    ).run(name="hello-world-example")
+    ).run()
 
     # Or use a dataset using its ID instead of the name
     # p.experiment(
diff --git a/parea/experiment/experiment.py b/parea/experiment/experiment.py
index 8c072e71..952731f9 100644
--- a/parea/experiment/experiment.py
+++ b/parea/experiment/experiment.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from parea.experiment.dvc import save_results_to_dvc_if_init
 from parea.helpers import duplicate_dicts, gen_random_name, is_logging_disabled
 from parea.schemas import EvaluationResult
-from parea.schemas.models import CreateExperimentRequest, ExperimentSchema, ExperimentStatsSchema, FinishExperimentRequestSchema
+from parea.schemas.models import CreateExperimentRequest, ExperimentSchema, ExperimentStatsSchema, ExperimentStatus, FinishExperimentRequestSchema
 from parea.utils.trace_utils import thread_ids_running_evals, trace_data
 from parea.utils.universal_encoder import json_dumps
 
@@ -138,13 +138,26 @@ def limit_concurrency_sync(sample):
         return func(_parea_target_field=target, **sample_copy)
 
     if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(func):
-        tasks = [limit_concurrency(sample) for sample in data]
+        tasks = [asyncio.ensure_future(limit_concurrency(sample)) for sample in data]
     else:
         executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=n_workers)
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-        tasks = [loop.run_in_executor(executor, partial(limit_concurrency_sync, sample)) for sample in data]
-    for _task in tqdm_asyncio.as_completed(tasks, total=len_test_cases):
-        await _task
+        tasks = [asyncio.ensure_future(loop.run_in_executor(executor, partial(limit_concurrency_sync, sample))) for sample in data]
+
+    status = ExperimentStatus.COMPLETED
+    with tqdm(total=len(tasks), desc="Running samples", unit="sample") as pbar:
+        try:
+            for coro in asyncio.as_completed(tasks):
+                try:
+                    await coro
+                    pbar.update(1)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"\nExperiment stopped due to an error: {str(e)}\n")
+                    status = ExperimentStatus.FAILED
+                    for task in tasks:
+                        task.cancel()
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
 
     await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
     total_evals = len(thread_ids_running_evals.get())
@@ -162,7 +175,7 @@ def limit_concurrency_sync(sample):
     else:
         dataset_level_eval_results = []
 
-    experiment_stats: ExperimentStatsSchema = p.finish_experiment(experiment_uuid, FinishExperimentRequestSchema(dataset_level_stats=dataset_level_eval_results))
+    experiment_stats: ExperimentStatsSchema = p.finish_experiment(experiment_uuid, FinishExperimentRequestSchema(status=status, dataset_level_stats=dataset_level_eval_results))
     stat_name_to_avg_std = calculate_avg_std_for_experiment(experiment_stats)
     if dataset_level_eval_results:
         stat_name_to_avg_std.update(**{eval_result.name: eval_result.score for eval_result in dataset_level_eval_results})
diff --git a/parea/schemas/models.py b/parea/schemas/models.py
index 710995d8..8fd4ebbc 100644
--- a/parea/schemas/models.py
+++ b/parea/schemas/models.py
@@ -329,8 +329,16 @@ class CreateTestCaseCollection(CreateTestCases):
     column_names: List[str] = field(factory=list)
 
 
+class ExperimentStatus(str, Enum):
+    PENDING = "pending"
+    RUNNING = "running"
+    COMPLETED = "completed"
+    FAILED = "failed"
+
+
 @define
 class FinishExperimentRequestSchema:
+    status: ExperimentStatus
     dataset_level_stats: Optional[List[EvaluationResult]] = field(factory=list)
 
 
@@ -343,13 +351,6 @@ class ListExperimentUUIDsFilters:
     experiment_uuids: Optional[List[str]] = None
 
 
-class ExperimentStatus(str, Enum):
-    PENDING = "pending"
-    RUNNING = "running"
-    COMPLETED = "completed"
-    FAILED = "failed"
-
-
 class StatisticOperation(str, Enum):
     MEAN = "mean"
     MEDIAN = "median"
diff --git a/parea/utils/trace_integrations/instructor.py b/parea/utils/trace_integrations/instructor.py
index b7a2426e..c2e57e53 100644
--- a/parea/utils/trace_integrations/instructor.py
+++ b/parea/utils/trace_integrations/instructor.py
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ def __call__(
             for key in ["max_retries", "response_model", "validation_context", "mode", "args"]:
                 if kwargs.get(key):
                     metadata[key] = kwargs[key]
+            trace_name = "instructor"
+            if "response_model" in kwargs and kwargs["response_model"] and hasattr(kwargs["response_model"], "__name__"):
+                trace_name = kwargs["response_model"].__name__
             return trace(
-                name="instructor",
+                name=trace_name,
                 overwrite_trace_id=trace_id,
                 overwrite_inputs=inputs,
                 metadata=metadata,