diff --git a/adapters/backend/v1/pulsar.go b/adapters/backend/v1/pulsar.go
index 84b7dd6..827b6f0 100644
--- a/adapters/backend/v1/pulsar.go
+++ b/adapters/backend/v1/pulsar.go
@@ -352,27 +352,32 @@ func (p *PulsarMessageProducer) ProduceMessageWithoutIdentifier(ctx context.Cont
 
 func logPulsarSyncAsyncErrors(msgID pulsar.MessageID, message *pulsar.ProducerMessage, err error) {
 	var metricLabels prometheus.Labels
-	if msgID == nil {
-		metricLabels = prometheus.Labels{prometheusStatusLabel: prometheusStatusLabelValueError}
-		logger.L().Error("got empty messageID from pulsar", helpers.Error(err))
-		return
+	var msgIdStr string
+	if msgID != nil {
+		msgIdStr = msgID.String()
+	}
+
+	var messageProperties map[string]string
+	var messagePayloadBytes int
+	if message != nil {
+		messagePayloadBytes = len(message.Payload)
+		messageProperties = message.Properties
 	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		metricLabels = prometheus.Labels{prometheusStatusLabel: prometheusStatusLabelValueError}
 		logger.L().Error("failed to send message to pulsar",
 			helpers.Error(err),
-			helpers.String("messageID", msgID.String()),
-			helpers.Int("payloadBytes", len(message.Payload)),
-			helpers.Interface("messageProperties", message.Properties))
+			helpers.String("messageID", msgIdStr),
+			helpers.Int("payloadBytes", messagePayloadBytes),
+			helpers.Interface("messageProperties", messageProperties))
 	} else {
 		metricLabels = prometheus.Labels{prometheusStatusLabel: prometheusStatusLabelValueSuccess}
-		logger.L().Debug("successfully sent message to pulsar", helpers.String("messageID", msgID.String()), helpers.Interface("messageProperties", message.Properties))
+		logger.L().Debug("successfully sent message to pulsar", helpers.String("messageID", msgIdStr), helpers.Interface("messageProperties", messageProperties))
 	}
 
 	pulsarProducerMessagesProducedCounter.With(metricLabels).Inc()
-	if message != nil {
-		pulsarProducerMessagePayloadBytesProducedCounter.With(metricLabels).Add(float64(len(message.Payload)))
-	}
+	pulsarProducerMessagePayloadBytesProducedCounter.With(metricLabels).Add(float64(messagePayloadBytes))
 }
 
 func NewProducerMessage(producerMessageKey, account, cluster, eventType string, payload []byte, optionalProperties ...map[string]string) *pulsar.ProducerMessage {