diff --git a/data-pipeline/telemetry-extractor/src/main/java/org/ekstep/ep/samza/service/TelemetryExtractorService.java b/data-pipeline/telemetry-extractor/src/main/java/org/ekstep/ep/samza/service/TelemetryExtractorService.java
index ff69bf4462..868c45936a 100644
--- a/data-pipeline/telemetry-extractor/src/main/java/org/ekstep/ep/samza/service/TelemetryExtractorService.java
+++ b/data-pipeline/telemetry-extractor/src/main/java/org/ekstep/ep/samza/service/TelemetryExtractorService.java
@@ -36,15 +36,21 @@ public void process(String message, TelemetryExtractorSink sink) {
 			String syncTimestamp = df.print(syncts);
 			List<Map<String, Object>> events = (List<Map<String, Object>>) batchEvent.get("events");
 			for (Map<String, Object> event : events) {
-				event.put("syncts", syncts);
-				event.put("@timestamp", syncTimestamp);
-				Map<String, Object> context = (Map<String, Object>)event.get("context");
-				String channel = (String)context.get("channel");
-				if(StringUtils.isEmpty(channel)){
-					event.put("context", context);
+				String json = "";
+				try {
+					event.put("syncts", syncts);
+					event.put("@timestamp", syncTimestamp);
+					Map<String, Object> context = (Map<String, Object>) event.get("context");
+					String channel = (String) context.get("channel");
+					if (StringUtils.isEmpty(channel)) {
+						event.put("context", context);
+					}
+					json = new Gson().toJson(event);
+					sink.toSuccessTopic(json);
+				} catch (Throwable t) {
+					LOGGER.info("", "Failed to send extracted event to success topic: " + t.getMessage());
+					sink.toErrorTopic(json);
 				}
-				String json = new Gson().toJson(event);
-				sink.toSuccessTopic(json);
 			}
 			metrics.incSuccessCounter();
 			generateAuditEvent(batchEvent, syncts, syncTimestamp, sink, defaultChannel);