diff --git a/src/utils/utils.py b/src/utils/utils.py
index e126078b9..0860d5fcf 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/utils.py
@@ -22,31 +22,39 @@ def task_wrapper(task_func: Callable) -> Callable:
 
     Utilities:
     - Calling the `utils.extras()` before the task is started
-    - Calling the `utils.close_loggers()` after the task is finished
+    - Calling the `utils.close_loggers()` after the task is finished or failed
     - Logging the exception if occurs
-    - Logging the task total execution time
     - Logging the output dir
     """
 
     def wrap(cfg: DictConfig):
 
-        # apply extra utilities
-        extras(cfg)
-
         # execute the task
         try:
-            start_time = time.time()
+
+            # apply extra utilities
+            extras(cfg)
+
             metric_dict, object_dict = task_func(cfg=cfg)
+
+        # things to do if exception occurs
         except Exception as ex:
-            log.exception("")  # save exception to `.log` file
+
+            # save exception to `.log` file
+            log.exception("")
+
+            # when using hydra plugins like Optuna, you might want to disable raising exception
+            # to avoid multirun failure
             raise ex
+
+        # things to always do after either success or exception
         finally:
-            path = Path(cfg.paths.output_dir, "exec_time.log")
-            content = f"'{cfg.task_name}' execution time: {time.time() - start_time} (s)"
-            save_file(path, content)  # save task execution time (even if exception occurs)
-            close_loggers()  # close loggers (even if exception occurs so multirun won't fail)
 
-        log.info(f"Output dir: {cfg.paths.output_dir}")
+            # display output dir path in terminal
+            log.info(f"Output dir: {cfg.paths.output_dir}")
+
+            # close loggers (even if exception occurs so multirun won't fail)
+            close_loggers()
 
         return metric_dict, object_dict
 
@@ -83,13 +91,6 @@ def extras(cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
         rich_utils.print_config_tree(cfg, resolve=True, save_to_file=True)
 
 
-@rank_zero_only
-def save_file(path: str, content: str) -> None:
-    """Save file in rank zero mode (only on one process in multi-GPU setup)."""
-    with open(path, "w+") as file:
-        file.write(content)
-
-
 def instantiate_callbacks(callbacks_cfg: DictConfig) -> List[Callback]:
     """Instantiates callbacks from config."""
     callbacks: List[Callback] = []
@@ -204,3 +205,10 @@ def close_loggers() -> None:
         if wandb.run:
             log.info("Closing wandb!")
             wandb.finish()
+
+
+@rank_zero_only
+def save_file(path: str, content: str) -> None:
+    """Save file in rank zero mode (only on one process in multi-GPU setup)."""
+    with open(path, "w+") as file:
+        file.write(content)