diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionReadTransaction.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionReadTransaction.java
index b032547164..350ce7d7f0 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionReadTransaction.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionReadTransaction.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
+import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.FrontendError;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.TestkitState;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.holder.AsyncTransactionHolder;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.holder.RxTransactionHolder;
@@ -123,10 +124,11 @@ private TransactionWork<Void> handle( TestkitState testkitState, SessionHolder s
                 {
                     throw (Neo4jException) workThrowable;
                 }
-                else
+                if ( workThrowable instanceof FrontendError )
                 {
-                    throw new RuntimeException( "Unexpected exception occurred in transaction work function", workThrowable );
+                    throw (FrontendError) workThrowable;
                 }
+                throw new RuntimeException( "Unexpected exception occurred in transaction work function", workThrowable );
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionWriteTransaction.java b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionWriteTransaction.java
index 65caff854e..1d0a734ee1 100644
--- a/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionWriteTransaction.java
+++ b/testkit-backend/src/main/java/neo4j/org/testkit/backend/messages/requests/SessionWriteTransaction.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
+import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.FrontendError;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.TestkitState;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.holder.AsyncTransactionHolder;
 import neo4j.org.testkit.backend.holder.RxTransactionHolder;
@@ -126,10 +127,11 @@ private TransactionWork<Void> handle( TestkitState testkitState, SessionHolder s
                 {
                     throw (Neo4jException) workThrowable;
                 }
-                else
+                if ( workThrowable instanceof FrontendError )
                 {
-                    throw new RuntimeException( "Unexpected exception occurred in transaction work function", workThrowable );
+                    throw (FrontendError) workThrowable;
                 }
+                throw new RuntimeException( "Unexpected exception occurred in transaction work function", workThrowable );
             }
         };
     }