diff --git a/example-application/entry-points/message-queue-starter.js b/example-application/entry-points/message-queue-starter.js
index e796cdb0..e8ed4be1 100644
--- a/example-application/entry-points/message-queue-starter.js
+++ b/example-application/entry-points/message-queue-starter.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class MessageQueueStarter {
       const newMessageAsObject = JSON.parse(message);
       // ️️️✅ Best Practice: Validate incoming MQ messages using your validator framework (simplistic implementation below)
       if (!newMessageAsObject.id) {
-        return reject(new AppError('invalid-message', true));
+        throw new AppError('invalid-message', true);
       }
 
       const orderRepository = new OrderRepository();