diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleChainActorMessageProcessor.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleChainActorMessageProcessor.java
index 4e3d69c2b7..61c5c0da28 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleChainActorMessageProcessor.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleChainActorMessageProcessor.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class RuleChainActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleCh
         String dispatcherName = tenantId.getId().equals(EntityId.NULL_UUID) ?
                 DefaultActorService.SYSTEM_RULE_DISPATCHER_NAME : DefaultActorService.TENANT_RULE_DISPATCHER_NAME;
         return context.actorOf(
-                Props.create(new RuleNodeActor.ActorCreator(systemContext, tenantId, entityId, ruleNode.getId()))
+                Props.create(new RuleNodeActor.ActorCreator(systemContext, tenantId, entityId, ruleNode.getName(), ruleNode.getId()))
                         .withDispatcher(dispatcherName), ruleNode.getId().toString());
     }
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class RuleChainActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleCh
         log.trace("[{}][{}] Processing message [{}]: {}", entityId, firstId, msg.getId(), msg);
         if (envelope.getRelationTypes() == null || envelope.getRelationTypes().isEmpty()) {
             try {
-                checkActive();
+                checkActive(envelope.getTbMsg());
                 RuleNodeId targetId = msg.getRuleNodeId();
                 RuleNodeCtx targetCtx;
                 if (targetId == null) {
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ public class RuleChainActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleCh
                     log.trace("[{}][{}] Rule node does not exist. Probably old message", entityId, targetId);
                     msg.getCallback().onSuccess();
                 }
+            } catch (RuleNodeException rne) {
+                envelope.getTbMsg().getCallback().onFailure(rne);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 envelope.getTbMsg().getCallback().onFailure(new RuleEngineException(e.getMessage()));
             }
@@ -225,11 +227,15 @@ public class RuleChainActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleCh
     }
 
     void onRuleChainToRuleChainMsg(RuleChainToRuleChainMsg envelope) {
-        checkActive();
-        if (firstNode != null) {
-            pushMsgToNode(firstNode, envelope.getMsg(), envelope.getFromRelationType());
-        } else {
-            envelope.getMsg().getCallback().onSuccess();
+        try {
+            checkActive(envelope.getMsg());
+            if (firstNode != null) {
+                pushMsgToNode(firstNode, envelope.getMsg(), envelope.getFromRelationType());
+            } else {
+                envelope.getMsg().getCallback().onSuccess();
+            }
+        } catch (RuleNodeException e) {
+            log.debug("Rule Chain is not active. Current state [{}] for processor [{}][{}] tenant [{}]", state, entityId.getEntityType(), entityId, tenantId);
         }
     }
 
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ public class RuleChainActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleCh
 
     private void onTellNext(TbMsg msg, RuleNodeId originatorNodeId, Set<String> relationTypes, String failureMessage) {
         try {
-            checkActive();
+            checkActive(msg);
             EntityId entityId = msg.getOriginator();
             TopicPartitionInfo tpi = systemContext.resolve(ServiceType.TB_RULE_ENGINE, tenantId, entityId);
             List<RuleNodeRelation> relations = nodeRoutes.get(originatorNodeId).stream()
@@ -272,6 +278,8 @@ public class RuleChainActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleCh
                     putToQueue(tpi, msg, callbackWrapper, target);
                 }
             }
+        } catch (RuleNodeException rne) {
+            msg.getCallback().onFailure(rne);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             msg.getCallback().onFailure(new RuleEngineException("onTellNext - " + e.getMessage()));
         }
@@ -333,4 +341,9 @@ public class RuleChainActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleCh
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected RuleNodeException getInactiveException() {
+        RuleNode firstRuleNode = firstNode != null ? firstNode.getSelf() : null;
+        return new RuleNodeException("Rule Chain is not active!  Failed to initialize.", ruleChainName, firstRuleNode);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActor.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActor.java
index abb98468bf..74316a996b 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActor.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActor.java
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.PartitionChangeMsg;
 
 public class RuleNodeActor extends ComponentActor<RuleNodeId, RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor> {
 
+    private final String ruleChainName;
     private final RuleChainId ruleChainId;
 
-    private RuleNodeActor(ActorSystemContext systemContext, TenantId tenantId, RuleChainId ruleChainId, RuleNodeId ruleNodeId) {
+    private RuleNodeActor(ActorSystemContext systemContext, TenantId tenantId, RuleChainId ruleChainId, String ruleChainName, RuleNodeId ruleNodeId) {
         super(systemContext, tenantId, ruleNodeId);
+        this.ruleChainName = ruleChainName;
         this.ruleChainId = ruleChainId;
-        setProcessor(new RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor(tenantId, ruleChainId, ruleNodeId, systemContext,
+        setProcessor(new RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor(tenantId, this.ruleChainName, ruleNodeId, systemContext,
                 context().parent(), context().self()));
     }
 
@@ -96,19 +98,21 @@ public class RuleNodeActor extends ComponentActor<RuleNodeId, RuleNodeActorMessa
 
         private final TenantId tenantId;
         private final RuleChainId ruleChainId;
+        private final String ruleChainName;
         private final RuleNodeId ruleNodeId;
 
-        public ActorCreator(ActorSystemContext context, TenantId tenantId, RuleChainId ruleChainId, RuleNodeId ruleNodeId) {
+        public ActorCreator(ActorSystemContext context, TenantId tenantId, RuleChainId ruleChainId, String ruleChainName, RuleNodeId ruleNodeId) {
             super(context);
             this.tenantId = tenantId;
             this.ruleChainId = ruleChainId;
+            this.ruleChainName = ruleChainName;
             this.ruleNodeId = ruleNodeId;
 
         }
 
         @Override
         public RuleNodeActor create() throws Exception {
-            return new RuleNodeActor(context, tenantId, ruleChainId, ruleNodeId);
+            return new RuleNodeActor(context, tenantId, ruleChainId, ruleChainName, ruleNodeId);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor.java
index 4cd668cc36..9bf9eb48d9 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/ruleChain/RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor.java
@@ -17,37 +17,33 @@ package org.thingsboard.server.actors.ruleChain;
 
 import akka.actor.ActorContext;
 import akka.actor.ActorRef;
-import org.thingsboard.rule.engine.api.TbContext;
 import org.thingsboard.rule.engine.api.TbNode;
 import org.thingsboard.rule.engine.api.TbNodeConfiguration;
 import org.thingsboard.server.actors.ActorSystemContext;
 import org.thingsboard.server.actors.shared.ComponentMsgProcessor;
-import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.RuleChainId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.RuleNodeId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.plugin.ComponentLifecycleState;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.rule.RuleNode;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.PartitionChangeMsg;
-import org.thingsboard.server.dao.rule.RuleChainService;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.RuleNodeException;
 
 /**
  * @author Andrew Shvayka
  */
 public class RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleNodeId> {
 
-    private final ActorRef parent;
+    private final String ruleChainName;
     private final ActorRef self;
-    private final RuleChainService service;
     private RuleNode ruleNode;
     private TbNode tbNode;
     private DefaultTbContext defaultCtx;
 
-    RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor(TenantId tenantId, RuleChainId ruleChainId, RuleNodeId ruleNodeId, ActorSystemContext systemContext
+    RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor(TenantId tenantId, String ruleChainName, RuleNodeId ruleNodeId, ActorSystemContext systemContext
             , ActorRef parent, ActorRef self) {
         super(systemContext, tenantId, ruleNodeId);
-        this.parent = parent;
+        this.ruleChainName = ruleChainName;
         this.self = self;
-        this.service = systemContext.getRuleChainService();
         this.ruleNode = systemContext.getRuleChainService().findRuleNodeById(tenantId, entityId);
         this.defaultCtx = new DefaultTbContext(systemContext, new RuleNodeCtx(tenantId, parent, self, ruleNode));
     }
@@ -63,8 +59,8 @@ public class RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleNod
     @Override
     public void onUpdate(ActorContext context) throws Exception {
         RuleNode newRuleNode = systemContext.getRuleChainService().findRuleNodeById(tenantId, entityId);
-        boolean restartRequired = !(ruleNode.getType().equals(newRuleNode.getType())
-                && ruleNode.getConfiguration().equals(newRuleNode.getConfiguration()));
+        boolean restartRequired = state != ComponentLifecycleState.ACTIVE ||
+                !(ruleNode.getType().equals(newRuleNode.getType()) && ruleNode.getConfiguration().equals(newRuleNode.getConfiguration()));
         this.ruleNode = newRuleNode;
         this.defaultCtx.updateSelf(newRuleNode);
         if (restartRequired) {
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ public class RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleNod
     }
 
     public void onRuleToSelfMsg(RuleNodeToSelfMsg msg) throws Exception {
-        checkActive();
+        checkActive(msg.getMsg());
         if (ruleNode.isDebugMode()) {
             systemContext.persistDebugInput(tenantId, entityId, msg.getMsg(), "Self");
         }
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ public class RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleNod
     }
 
     void onRuleChainToRuleNodeMsg(RuleChainToRuleNodeMsg msg) throws Exception {
-        checkActive();
+        checkActive(msg.getMsg());
         if (ruleNode.isDebugMode()) {
             systemContext.persistDebugInput(tenantId, entityId, msg.getMsg(), msg.getFromRelationType());
         }
@@ -129,4 +125,8 @@ public class RuleNodeActorMessageProcessor extends ComponentMsgProcessor<RuleNod
         return tbNode;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected RuleNodeException getInactiveException() {
+        return new RuleNodeException("Rule Node is not active! Failed to initialize.", ruleChainName, ruleNode);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/shared/ComponentMsgProcessor.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/shared/ComponentMsgProcessor.java
index 1443c61e16..45779a9f89 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/shared/ComponentMsgProcessor.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/actors/shared/ComponentMsgProcessor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.actors.stats.StatsPersistTick;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.EntityId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.TenantId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.plugin.ComponentLifecycleState;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.TbMsg;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.PartitionChangeMsg;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.RuleEngineException;
+import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.RuleNodeException;
 
 @Slf4j
 public abstract class ComponentMsgProcessor<T extends EntityId> extends AbstractContextAwareMsgProcessor {
@@ -74,11 +77,17 @@ public abstract class ComponentMsgProcessor<T extends EntityId> extends Abstract
         schedulePeriodicMsgWithDelay(context, new StatsPersistTick(), statsPersistFrequency, statsPersistFrequency);
     }
 
-    protected void checkActive() {
+    protected void checkActive(TbMsg tbMsg) throws RuleNodeException {
         if (state != ComponentLifecycleState.ACTIVE) {
             log.debug("Component is not active. Current state [{}] for processor [{}][{}] tenant [{}]", state, entityId.getEntityType(), entityId, tenantId);
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Rule chain is not active! " + entityId + " - " + tenantId);
+            RuleNodeException ruleNodeException = getInactiveException();
+            if (tbMsg != null) {
+                tbMsg.getCallback().onFailure(ruleNodeException);
+            }
+            throw ruleNodeException;
         }
     }
 
+    abstract protected RuleNodeException getInactiveException();
+
 }
diff --git a/common/message/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/msg/queue/RuleNodeException.java b/common/message/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/msg/queue/RuleNodeException.java
index 3f437dd1d7..288e1b6002 100644
--- a/common/message/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/msg/queue/RuleNodeException.java
+++ b/common/message/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/common/msg/queue/RuleNodeException.java
@@ -36,9 +36,15 @@ public class RuleNodeException extends RuleEngineException {
     public RuleNodeException(String message, String ruleChainName, RuleNode ruleNode) {
         super(message);
         this.ruleChainName = ruleChainName;
-        this.ruleNodeName = ruleNode.getName();
-        this.ruleChainId = ruleNode.getRuleChainId();
-        this.ruleNodeId = ruleNode.getId();
+        if (ruleNode != null) {
+            this.ruleNodeName = ruleNode.getName();
+            this.ruleChainId = ruleNode.getRuleChainId();
+            this.ruleNodeId = ruleNode.getId();
+        } else {
+            ruleNodeName = "Unknown";
+            ruleChainId = new RuleChainId(RuleChainId.NULL_UUID);
+            ruleNodeId = new RuleNodeId(RuleNodeId.NULL_UUID);
+        }
     }
 
     public String toJsonString() {