diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lifx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/lifx/internal/util/LifxThrottlingUtil.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lifx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/lifx/internal/util/LifxThrottlingUtil.java
index 8001d1e74b5e7..30d542842266b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lifx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/lifx/internal/util/LifxThrottlingUtil.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lifx/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/lifx/internal/util/LifxThrottlingUtil.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public long getTimestamp() {
 
     private static Map<MACAddress, LifxLightCommunicationTracker> macTrackerMapping = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
-    public static void lock(@Nullable MACAddress mac) {
+    public static void lock(@Nullable MACAddress mac) throws InterruptedException {
         if (mac != null) {
             LifxLightCommunicationTracker tracker = getOrCreateTracker(mac);
             tracker.lock();
@@ -108,14 +108,10 @@ private static LifxLightCommunicationTracker getOrCreateTracker(MACAddress mac)
         return tracker;
     }
 
-    private static void waitForNextPacketInterval(long timestamp) {
+    private static void waitForNextPacketInterval(long timestamp) throws InterruptedException {
         long timeToWait = Math.max(PACKET_INTERVAL - (System.currentTimeMillis() - timestamp), 0);
         if (timeToWait > 0) {
-            try {
-                Thread.sleep(timeToWait);
-            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                LOGGER.error("An exception occurred while putting the thread to sleep : '{}'", e.getMessage());
-            }
+            Thread.sleep(timeToWait);
         }
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@ public static void unlock(@Nullable MACAddress mac) {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void lock() {
+    public static void lock() throws InterruptedException {
         long lastStamp = 0;
         for (LifxLightCommunicationTracker tracker : trackers) {
             tracker.lock();