diff --git a/src/main/java/hlf/java/rest/client/metrics/EmitCustomTransactionListenerMetricsAspect.java b/src/main/java/hlf/java/rest/client/metrics/EmitCustomTransactionListenerMetricsAspect.java
index e3898e9..ecf3dcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hlf/java/rest/client/metrics/EmitCustomTransactionListenerMetricsAspect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hlf/java/rest/client/metrics/EmitCustomTransactionListenerMetricsAspect.java
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ public Object interceptedKafkaMetricsEmissionAdvice(ProceedingJoinPoint proceedi
 
       if (e instanceof UnrecognizedTransactionPayloadException) {
         invalidInboundTransactionMessageCounter.increment();
+        throw e;
       }
 
       if (e instanceof ContractException) {
         inboundTxnContractExceptionCounter.increment();
+        throw e;
       }
 
       inboundTxnProcessingFailureCounter.increment();