diff --git a/cmd/goflow2/main.go b/cmd/goflow2/main.go
index 8ad99156..cc994eea 100644
--- a/cmd/goflow2/main.go
+++ b/cmd/goflow2/main.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	// core libraries
 	"github.com/netsampler/goflow2/v2/metrics"
 	"github.com/netsampler/goflow2/v2/utils"
+	"github.com/netsampler/goflow2/v2/utils/debug"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("producer %s does not exist", *Produce)
 	}
 
+	// intercept panic and generate an error
+	flowProducer = debug.WrapPanicProducer(flowProducer)
 	// wrap producer with Prometheus metrics
 	flowProducer = metrics.WrapPromProducer(flowProducer)
 
@@ -273,7 +276,12 @@ func main() {
 			l.Errorf("scheme %s does not exist", listenAddrUrl.Scheme)
 			return
 		}
-		decodeFunc = metrics.PromDecoderWrapper(p.DecodeFlow, listenAddrUrl.Scheme)
+
+		decodeFunc = p.DecodeFlow
+		// intercept panic and generate error
+		decodeFunc = debug.PanicDecoderWrapper(decodeFunc)
+		// wrap decoder with Prometheus metrics
+		decodeFunc = metrics.PromDecoderWrapper(decodeFunc, listenAddrUrl.Scheme)
 		pipes = append(pipes, p)
 
 		// starts receivers
@@ -293,6 +301,15 @@ func main() {
 						l := l.WithError(err)
 						if errors.Is(err, netflow.ErrorTemplateNotFound) {
 							l.Warn("template error")
+						} else if errors.Is(err, debug.PanicError) {
+							var pErrMsg *debug.PanicErrorMessage
+							if errors.As(err, &pErrMsg) {
+								l = l.WithFields(log.Fields{
+									"message":    pErrMsg.Msg,
+									"stacktrace": string(pErrMsg.Stacktrace),
+								})
+							}
+							l.Error("intercepted panic")
 						} else if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) {
 							l.Info("closed receiver")
 						} else {
diff --git a/utils/debug/debug.go b/utils/debug/debug.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6769b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/debug/debug.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var (
+	PanicError = fmt.Errorf("panic")
+)
+
+type PanicErrorMessage struct {
+	Msg        interface{}
+	Inner      string
+	Stacktrace []byte
+}
+
+func (e *PanicErrorMessage) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", e.Inner)
+}
+
+func (e *PanicErrorMessage) Unwrap() []error {
+	return []error{PanicError}
+}
diff --git a/utils/debug/decoder.go b/utils/debug/decoder.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c61f42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/debug/decoder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"runtime/debug"
+
+	"github.com/netsampler/goflow2/v2/utils"
+)
+
+func PanicDecoderWrapper(wrapped utils.DecoderFunc) utils.DecoderFunc {
+	return func(msg interface{}) (err error) {
+
+		defer func() {
+			if pErr := recover(); pErr != nil {
+
+				pErrC, _ := pErr.(string)
+				err = &PanicErrorMessage{Msg: msg, Inner: pErrC, Stacktrace: debug.Stack()}
+			}
+		}()
+		err = wrapped(msg)
+		return err
+	}
+}
diff --git a/utils/debug/producer.go b/utils/debug/producer.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c185178a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/debug/producer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"runtime/debug"
+
+	"github.com/netsampler/goflow2/v2/producer"
+)
+
+type PanicProducerWrapper struct {
+	wrapped producer.ProducerInterface
+}
+
+func (p *PanicProducerWrapper) Produce(msg interface{}, args *producer.ProduceArgs) (flowMessageSet []producer.ProducerMessage, err error) {
+
+	defer func() {
+		if pErr := recover(); pErr != nil {
+
+			pErrC, _ := pErr.(string)
+			err = &PanicErrorMessage{Msg: msg, Inner: pErrC, Stacktrace: debug.Stack()}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	flowMessageSet, err = p.wrapped.Produce(msg, args)
+	return flowMessageSet, err
+}
+
+func (p *PanicProducerWrapper) Close() {
+	p.wrapped.Close()
+}
+
+func (p *PanicProducerWrapper) Commit(flowMessageSet []producer.ProducerMessage) {
+	p.wrapped.Commit(flowMessageSet)
+}
+
+func WrapPanicProducer(wrapped producer.ProducerInterface) producer.ProducerInterface {
+	return &PanicProducerWrapper{
+		wrapped: wrapped,
+	}
+}