diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py
index 0aec7527f98..328ace66699 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py
@@ -904,24 +904,39 @@ def _fast_slow_function_call(func: Callable, /, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
             fast = True
 
             if get_option("mode.pandas_debugging"):
-                with nvtx.annotate(
-                    "EXECUTE_SLOW_DEBUGGING",
-                    color=_CUDF_PANDAS_NVTX_COLORS["EXECUTE_SLOW"],
-                    domain="cudf_pandas",
-                ):
-                    slow_args, slow_kwargs = _slow_arg(args), _slow_arg(kwargs)
-                    with disable_module_accelerator():
-                        slow_result = func(*slow_args, **slow_kwargs)
+                try:
+                    with nvtx.annotate(
+                        "EXECUTE_SLOW",
+                        color=_CUDF_PANDAS_NVTX_COLORS["EXECUTE_SLOW"],
+                        domain="cudf_pandas",
+                    ):
+                        slow_args, slow_kwargs = (
+                            _slow_arg(args),
+                            _slow_arg(kwargs),
+                        )
+                        with disable_module_accelerator():
+                            slow_result = func(*slow_args, **slow_kwargs)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        "The result from pandas couyld not be computed correctly. "
+                        f"The exception was {e}."
+                    )
+                else:
+                    try:
                         print("FAST ", result, type(result))
                         print("SLOW ", slow_result, type(slow_result))
                         if type(result).__name__ in _CUDF_OBJ_FINAL_TYPES:
                             assert_eq(result, slow_result)
-    except AssertionError:
-        warnings.warn(
-            "The results from cudf and pandas were different. "
-            f"The types were {type(result)} and {type(slow_result)} for cudf and pandas, respectively."
-        )
-        return _maybe_wrap_result(result, func, *args, **kwargs), fast
+                    except AssertionError as ae:
+                        warnings.warn(
+                            "The results from cudf and pandas were different. "
+                            f"The exception was {ae}."
+                        )
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        warnings.warn(
+                            "Pandas debugging mode failed. "
+                            f"The exception was {e}."
+                        )
     except Exception:
         with nvtx.annotate(
             "EXECUTE_SLOW",
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_fast_slow_proxy.py b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_fast_slow_proxy.py
index 8bc95f92214..39bf07c49de 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_fast_slow_proxy.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_fast_slow_proxy.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
-from cudf.pandas.fast_slow_proxy import (  # _fast_slow_function_call,
+from cudf.pandas.fast_slow_proxy import (
     _fast_arg,
     _FunctionProxy,
     _slow_arg,