diff --git a/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_bwd.py b/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_bwd.py
index 6326a97f8e..677ccb5ee3 100644
--- a/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_bwd.py
+++ b/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_bwd.py
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ float fmha_bwd_(const ck_tile::stream_config& s, fmha_bwd_args a)
     if(s.log_level_ > 0)
         std::cout << ", " << fmha_bwd_dot_do_o_get_name_<dot_do_o_trait_>() << ", " << fmha_bwd_dq_dk_dv_get_name_<dq_dk_dv_trait_>() << ", " << fmha_bwd_convert_dq_get_name_<convert_dq_trait_>() << std::flush;
     return ck_tile::launch_kernel(s,
-        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_bwd_dot_do_o_oneshot_<dot_do_o_trait_>(s_, a); }},
-        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_bwd_dq_dk_dv_oneshot_<dq_dk_dv_trait_>(s_, a); }},
-        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_bwd_convert_dq_oneshot_<convert_dq_trait_>(s_, a); }}
+        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_bwd_dot_do_o_oneshot_<dot_do_o_trait_>(s_, a); return hipPeekAtLastError() == hipSuccess; }},
+        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_bwd_dq_dk_dv_oneshot_<dq_dk_dv_trait_>(s_, a); return hipPeekAtLastError() == hipSuccess; }},
+        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_bwd_convert_dq_oneshot_<convert_dq_trait_>(s_, a); return hipPeekAtLastError() == hipSuccess; }}
     );
 }}
 
diff --git a/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_fwd_splitkv.py b/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_fwd_splitkv.py
index ba555df88d..75305a1336 100644
--- a/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_fwd_splitkv.py
+++ b/example/ck_tile/01_fmha/codegen/ops/fmha_fwd_splitkv.py
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ float fmha_fwd_splitkv_(const ck_tile::stream_config& s, fmha_fwd_splitkv_args a
     << std::flush;
 
     return ck_tile::launch_kernel(s,
-        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_fwd_splitkv_oneshot_<fmha_fwd_splitkv_traits_>(s_, a); }},
-        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_fwd_splitkv_combine_oneshot_<fmha_fwd_splitkv_combine_traits_>(s_, a); }}
+        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_fwd_splitkv_oneshot_<fmha_fwd_splitkv_traits_>(s_, a); return hipPeekAtLastError() == hipSuccess; }},
+        [=](const ck_tile::stream_config& s_){{ fmha_fwd_splitkv_combine_oneshot_<fmha_fwd_splitkv_combine_traits_>(s_, a); return hipPeekAtLastError() == hipSuccess; }}
     );
 }}
 
diff --git a/include/ck_tile/host/kernel_launch.hpp b/include/ck_tile/host/kernel_launch.hpp
index 5c7bf12bfc..376027ec98 100644
--- a/include/ck_tile/host/kernel_launch.hpp
+++ b/include/ck_tile/host/kernel_launch.hpp
@@ -38,9 +38,20 @@ make_kernel(KernelImpl /*f*/, dim3 grid_dim, dim3 block_dim, std::size_t lds_byt
 
     return [=](const stream_config& s) {
         kernel<<<grid_dim, block_dim, lds_byte, s.stream_id_>>>(args...);
+        return hipPeekAtLastError() == hipSuccess;
     };
 }
 
+template <typename... Callables>
+CK_TILE_HOST void launch_and_check(const stream_config& sc, Callables&&... callables)
+{
+    // abort the sequence in case of intermediate error
+    if(!(callables(sc) && ...))
+    {
+        HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipGetLastError());
+    }
+}
+
 // clang-format off
 /*
  * launch_kernel()
@@ -69,38 +80,39 @@ make_kernel(KernelImpl /*f*/, dim3 grid_dim, dim3 block_dim, std::size_t lds_byt
  **/
 // clang-format on
 template <typename... Callables>
-CK_TILE_HOST float launch_kernel(const stream_config& s, Callables... callables)
+CK_TILE_HOST float launch_kernel(const stream_config& s, Callables&&... callables)
 {
-    // clang-format off
-    if(!s.time_kernel_) {
-        (callables(s),...); HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipGetLastError());
+    if(!s.time_kernel_)
+    {
+        launch_and_check(s, std::forward<Callables>(callables)...);
         return 0;
     }
-    if(s.is_gpu_timer_) {
-        gpu_timer timer {};
 
+    auto time_launches = [&](auto timer) {
         // warmup
-        for(int i = 0; i < s.cold_niters_; i++) { (callables(s),...); } HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipGetLastError());
+        for(int i = 0; i < s.cold_niters_; i++)
+        {
+            launch_and_check(s, std::forward<Callables>(callables)...);
+        }
 
         timer.start(s.stream_id_);
-        for(int i = 0; i < s.nrepeat_; i++) { (callables(s),...); } HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipGetLastError());
+        for(int i = 0; i < s.nrepeat_; i++)
+        {
+            launch_and_check(s, std::forward<Callables>(callables)...);
+        }
         timer.stop(s.stream_id_);
 
         return timer.duration() / s.nrepeat_;
+    };
+
+    if(s.is_gpu_timer_)
+    {
+        return time_launches(gpu_timer{});
     }
-    else {
-        cpu_timer timer {};
-
-        // warmup
-        for(int i = 0; i < s.cold_niters_; i++) { (callables(s),...); } HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipGetLastError());
-
-        timer.start(s.stream_id_);
-        for(int i = 0; i < s.nrepeat_; i++) { (callables(s),...); } HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipGetLastError());
-        timer.stop(s.stream_id_);
-
-        return timer.duration() / s.nrepeat_;
+    else
+    {
+        return time_launches(cpu_timer{});
     }
-    // clang-format on
 }
 
 } // namespace ck_tile