diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/state.cpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/state.cpp
index 7024a82..5ed6aa7 100644
--- a/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/state.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/state.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "rcl_lifecycle/rcl_lifecycle.h"
 
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/logging.hpp"
 
 #include "rcutils/allocator.h"
 
@@ -157,7 +158,9 @@ State::reset()
   allocator_.deallocate(state_handle_, allocator_.state);
   state_handle_ = nullptr;
   if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
-    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret);
+    RCLCPP_ERROR(
+      rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp_lifecycle"),
+      "rcl_lifecycle_transition_fini did not complete successfully, leaking memory");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/transition.cpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/transition.cpp
index cb7d471..a76b4c1 100644
--- a/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/transition.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/transition.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "rcl_lifecycle/rcl_lifecycle.h"
 
 #include "rclcpp/exceptions.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/logging.hpp"
 
 #include "rcutils/allocator.h"
 
@@ -261,7 +262,9 @@ Transition::reset()
   allocator_.deallocate(transition_handle_, allocator_.state);
   transition_handle_ = nullptr;
   if (ret != RCL_RET_OK) {
-    rclcpp::exceptions::throw_from_rcl_error(ret);
+    RCLCPP_ERROR(
+      rclcpp::get_logger("rclcpp_lifecycle"),
+      "rcl_lifecycle_transition_fini did not complete successfully, leaking memory");
   }
 }
 }  // namespace rclcpp_lifecycle