diff --git a/components/cqrs/command_processor.go b/components/cqrs/command_processor.go
index 67c4a6865..479e0c488 100644
--- a/components/cqrs/command_processor.go
+++ b/components/cqrs/command_processor.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (p CommandProcessor) Handlers() []CommandHandler {
 	return p.handlers
 }
 
-func (p CommandProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler CommandHandler, logger watermill.LoggerAdapter) (message.HandlerFunc, error) {
+func (p CommandProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler CommandHandler, logger watermill.LoggerAdapter) (message.NoPublishHandlerFunc, error) {
 	cmd := handler.NewCommand()
 	cmdName := p.marshaler.Name(cmd)
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (p CommandProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler CommandHandler, logger water
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return func(msg *message.Message) ([]*message.Message, error) {
+	return func(msg *message.Message) error {
 		cmd := handler.NewCommand()
 		messageCmdName := p.marshaler.NameFromMessage(msg)
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (p CommandProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler CommandHandler, logger water
 				"expected_command_type": cmdName,
 				"received_command_type": messageCmdName,
 			})
-			return nil, nil
+			return nil
 		}
 
 		logger.Debug("Handling command", watermill.LogFields{
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ func (p CommandProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler CommandHandler, logger water
 		})
 
 		if err := p.marshaler.Unmarshal(msg, cmd); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if err := handler.Handle(msg.Context(), cmd); err != nil {
 			logger.Debug("Error when handling command", watermill.LogFields{"err": err})
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
 
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/components/cqrs/event_processor.go b/components/cqrs/event_processor.go
index d63d23b18..19e57aece 100644
--- a/components/cqrs/event_processor.go
+++ b/components/cqrs/event_processor.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (p EventProcessor) Handlers() []EventHandler {
 	return p.handlers
 }
 
-func (p EventProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler EventHandler, logger watermill.LoggerAdapter) (message.HandlerFunc, error) {
+func (p EventProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler EventHandler, logger watermill.LoggerAdapter) (message.NoPublishHandlerFunc, error) {
 	initEvent := handler.NewEvent()
 	expectedEventName := p.marshaler.Name(initEvent)
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (p EventProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler EventHandler, logger watermill
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return func(msg *message.Message) ([]*message.Message, error) {
+	return func(msg *message.Message) error {
 		event := handler.NewEvent()
 		messageEventName := p.marshaler.NameFromMessage(msg)
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (p EventProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler EventHandler, logger watermill
 				"expected_event_type": expectedEventName,
 				"received_event_type": messageEventName,
 			})
-			return nil, nil
+			return nil
 		}
 
 		logger.Debug("Handling event", watermill.LogFields{
@@ -142,15 +142,15 @@ func (p EventProcessor) routerHandlerFunc(handler EventHandler, logger watermill
 		})
 
 		if err := p.marshaler.Unmarshal(msg, event); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if err := handler.Handle(msg.Context(), event); err != nil {
 			logger.Debug("Error when handling event", watermill.LogFields{"err": err})
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
 
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/message/router.go b/message/router.go
index 5a9fdb0e9..dc73e879a 100644
--- a/message/router.go
+++ b/message/router.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ var (
 // (because msg.Ack() was sent in HandlerFunc or Subscriber supports multiple consumers).
 type HandlerFunc func(msg *Message) ([]*Message, error)
 
+// NoPublishHandlerFunc is HandlerFunc alternative, which doesn't produce any messages.
+type NoPublishHandlerFunc func(msg *Message) error
+
 // HandlerMiddleware allows us to write something like decorators to HandlerFunc.
 // It can execute something before handler (for example: modify consumed message)
 // or after (modify produced messages, ack/nack on consumed message, handle errors, logging, etc.).
@@ -228,9 +231,13 @@ func (r *Router) AddNoPublisherHandler(
 	handlerName string,
 	subscribeTopic string,
 	subscriber Subscriber,
-	handlerFunc HandlerFunc,
+	handlerFunc NoPublishHandlerFunc,
 ) {
-	r.AddHandler(handlerName, subscribeTopic, subscriber, "", disabledPublisher{}, handlerFunc)
+	handlerFuncAdapter := func(msg *Message) ([]*Message, error) {
+		return nil, handlerFunc(msg)
+	}
+
+	r.AddHandler(handlerName, subscribeTopic, subscriber, "", disabledPublisher{}, handlerFuncAdapter)
 }
 
 // Run runs all plugins and handlers and starts subscribing to provided topics.
diff --git a/message/router_test.go b/message/router_test.go
index 1701d309a..10cbfe8be 100644
--- a/message/router_test.go
+++ b/message/router_test.go
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ func TestRouter_functional(t *testing.T) {
 		"test_subscriber_2",
 		subscribeTopic,
 		pubSub,
-		func(msg *message.Message) (producedMessages []*message.Message, err error) {
+		func(msg *message.Message) (err error) {
 			receivedMessagesCh2 <- msg
-			return nil, nil
+			return nil
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestRouter_functional_nack(t *testing.T) {
 		"test_subscriber_1",
 		"subscribe_topic",
 		pubSub,
-		func(msg *message.Message) (producedMessages []*message.Message, err error) {
+		func(msg *message.Message) (err error) {
 			messageReceived <- msg
 
 			if !internal.IsChannelClosed(nackSend) {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestRouter_functional_nack(t *testing.T) {
 				close(nackSend)
 			}
 
-			return nil, nil
+			return nil
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ func TestRouter_stop_when_all_handlers_stopped(t *testing.T) {
 		"handler_1",
 		"foo",
 		pubSub1,
-		func(msg *message.Message) (messages []*message.Message, e error) {
-			return nil, nil
+		func(msg *message.Message) (e error) {
+			return nil
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ func TestRouter_stop_when_all_handlers_stopped(t *testing.T) {
 		"handler_2",
 		"foo",
 		pubSub2,
-		func(msg *message.Message) (messages []*message.Message, e error) {
-			return nil, nil
+		func(msg *message.Message) (e error) {
+			return nil
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -298,21 +298,15 @@ func TestRouterNoPublisherHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	msgReceived := false
 	wait := make(chan struct{})
 
 	r.AddNoPublisherHandler(
 		"test_no_publisher_handler",
 		"subscribe_topic",
 		pubSub,
-		func(msg *message.Message) (producedMessages []*message.Message, err error) {
-			if msgReceived {
-				require.True(t, msg.Ack())
-				close(wait)
-				return nil, nil
-			}
-			msgReceived = true
-			return message.Messages{msg}, nil
+		func(msg *message.Message) (err error) {
+			close(wait)
+			return nil
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -325,12 +319,13 @@ func TestRouterNoPublisherHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	err = pubSub.Publish("subscribe_topic", publishedMsg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	<-wait
+	select {
+	case <-wait:
+	// ok
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("no message received")
+	}
 
-	// handler has no publisher, so the router should complain about it
-	// however, it returns no error for now (because of how messages are processed in the router),
-	// so let's just look for the error in the logger.
-	assert.True(t, logger.HasError(message.ErrOutputInNoPublisherHandler))
 	require.NoError(t, r.Close())
 }
 
@@ -351,9 +346,9 @@ func BenchmarkRouterNoPublisherHandler(b *testing.B) {
 		"handler",
 		"benchmark_topic",
 		sub,
-		func(msg *message.Message) (messages []*message.Message, e error) {
+		func(msg *message.Message) (e error) {
 			allProcessedWg.Done()
-			return nil, nil
+			return nil
 		},
 	)