diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/PortBasedRadiusCommunicator.java b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/PortBasedRadiusCommunicator.java
index ad00b5f..4cdf958 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/PortBasedRadiusCommunicator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/PortBasedRadiusCommunicator.java
@@ -391,12 +391,8 @@
                                     .deserialize(udpPacket.serialize(),
                                             8,
                                             udpPacket.getLength() - 8);
-                    try {
-                        aaaManager.aaaStatisticsManager.handleRoundtripTime(radiusMsg.getIdentifier());
-                        aaaManager.handleRadiusPacket(radiusMsg);
-                    }  catch (StateMachineException sme) {
-                        log.error("Illegal state machine operation", sme);
-                    }
+                    aaaManager.aaaStatisticsManager.handleRoundtripTime(radiusMsg.getIdentifier());
+                    aaaManager.handleRadiusPacket(radiusMsg);
                 } catch (DeserializationException dex) {
                     log.error("Cannot deserialize packet", dex);
                 }