diff --git a/pulsar-client-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/admin/internal/http/AsyncHttpConnector.java b/pulsar-client-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/admin/internal/http/AsyncHttpConnector.java
index de694534a9e25d..b04c19b7ded45c 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/admin/internal/http/AsyncHttpConnector.java
+++ b/pulsar-client-admin/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/admin/internal/http/AsyncHttpConnector.java
@@ -272,7 +272,11 @@ public String getReasonPhrase() {
                 if (response.hasResponseBody()) {
                     jerseyResponse.setEntityStream(response.getResponseBodyAsStream());
                 }
-                callback.response(jerseyResponse);
+                try {
+                    callback.response(jerseyResponse);
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    log.error("failed to handle the http response {}", jerseyResponse, ex);
+                }
             }
         }));
         return responseFuture;