diff --git a/rust/src/decoder.rs b/rust/src/decoder.rs
index abd8b64..7114e04 100644
--- a/rust/src/decoder.rs
+++ b/rust/src/decoder.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn Java_com_plasmoverse_opus_OpusDecoder_decodeNative
     match decoder_decode(&mut env, decoder, encoded) {
         Ok(decoded) => decoded,
         Err(exception) => {
+            let result = env.new_short_array(0)
+                .expect("Couldn't create java short array");
+
             env.throw_new_exception(exception);
-            env.new_short_array(0).expect("") // todo: ???
+
+            result
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/src/encoder.rs b/rust/src/encoder.rs
index fdeb7f3..21afabe 100644
--- a/rust/src/encoder.rs
+++ b/rust/src/encoder.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn Java_com_plasmoverse_opus_OpusEncoder_encodeNative
     match encoder_encode(&mut env, encoder, samples) {
         Ok(decoded) => decoded,
         Err(exception) => {
+            let result = env.new_byte_array(0)
+                .expect("Couldn't create java byte array");
+
             env.throw_new_exception(exception);
-            env.new_byte_array(0).expect("") // todo: ???
+
+            result
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/src/util/exception.rs b/rust/src/util/exception.rs
index a4a4416..78827b9 100644
--- a/rust/src/util/exception.rs
+++ b/rust/src/util/exception.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub trait JavaExceptions {
 impl<'local> JavaExceptions for JNIEnv<'local> {
 
     fn throw_new_exception(&mut self, exception: JavaException) {
+        println!("{} {}", exception.class, exception.message);
         let _ = self.throw_new(exception.class, exception.message);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/plasmoverse/opus/OpusTest.java b/src/test/java/com/plasmoverse/opus/OpusTest.java
index b073009..efaee8b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/plasmoverse/opus/OpusTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/plasmoverse/opus/OpusTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
 public final class OpusTest {
 
     @Test
@@ -42,4 +44,30 @@ public void decode() throws Exception {
         // Closes the decoder, releasing allocated resources
         decoder.close();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void encodeBadFrame() throws Exception {
+        short[] badFrame = new short[444];
+
+        OpusEncoder encoder = OpusEncoder.create(48_000, false, 960, OpusMode.VOIP);
+
+        assertThrows(OpusException.class, () -> {
+            encoder.encode(badFrame);
+        });
+
+        encoder.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void decodeBadFrame() throws Exception {
+        byte[] badFrame = new byte[3000];
+
+        OpusDecoder decoder = OpusDecoder.create(48_000, false, 960);
+
+        assertThrows(OpusException.class, () -> {
+            decoder.decode(badFrame);
+        });
+
+        decoder.close();
+    }
 }