diff --git a/metrics_proto.go b/metrics_proto.go
index efa2b52..139daad 100644
--- a/metrics_proto.go
+++ b/metrics_proto.go
@@ -207,7 +207,14 @@ func (se *statsExporter) convertSummaryMetrics(summary *metricspb.Metric) []*met
 	return metrics
 }
 
-func (se *statsExporter) handleMetricsProtoUpload(payloads []*metricProtoPayload) error {
+func (se *statsExporter) handleMetricsProtoUpload(payloads []*metricProtoPayload) {
+	err := se.uploadMetricsProto(payloads)
+	if err != nil {
+		se.o.handleError(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (se *statsExporter) uploadMetricsProto(payloads []*metricProtoPayload) error {
 	ctx, cancel := se.o.newContextWithTimeout()
 	defer cancel()