diff --git a/packages/replay-internal/src/util/addEvent.ts b/packages/replay-internal/src/util/addEvent.ts
index 891694682756..f397ea0564f6 100644
--- a/packages/replay-internal/src/util/addEvent.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-internal/src/util/addEvent.ts
@@ -79,12 +79,10 @@ async function _addEvent(
     return await replay.eventBuffer.addEvent(eventAfterPossibleCallback);
   } catch (error) {
     const reason = error && error instanceof EventBufferSizeExceededError ? 'addEventSizeExceeded' : 'addEvent';
+    replay.handleException(error);
 
-    DEBUG_BUILD && logger.error(error);
     await replay.stop({ reason });
 
-    replay.handleException(error);
-
     const client = getClient();
 
     if (client) {