diff --git a/common/transport/mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/mqtt/MqttTransportHandler.java b/common/transport/mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/mqtt/MqttTransportHandler.java
index 5d24f812eb..abb8f629f1 100644
--- a/common/transport/mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/mqtt/MqttTransportHandler.java
+++ b/common/transport/mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/transport/mqtt/MqttTransportHandler.java
@@ -115,7 +115,13 @@ public class MqttTransportHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter implement
         log.trace("[{}] Processing msg: {}", sessionId, msg);
         try {
             if (msg instanceof MqttMessage) {
-                processMqttMsg(ctx, (MqttMessage) msg);
+                MqttMessage message = (MqttMessage) msg;
+                if (message.decoderResult().isSuccess()) {
+                    processMqttMsg(ctx, message);
+                } else {
+                    log.error("[{}] Message processing failed: {}", sessionId, message.decoderResult().cause().getMessage());
+                    ctx.close();
+                }
             } else {
                 ctx.close();
             }