diff --git a/lib/src/sturdy_http.dart b/lib/src/sturdy_http.dart
index 6588fc8..067f74a 100644
--- a/lib/src/sturdy_http.dart
+++ b/lib/src/sturdy_http.dart
@@ -111,13 +111,17 @@ class SturdyHttp {
         onResponse: onResponse,
       );
     } on Exception catch (e) {
-      await _onEvent(
-        DecodingError(
-          request: responsePayload.dioResponse!.requestOptions,
-          exception: e,
-          stackTrace: StackTrace.current,
-        ),
-      );
+      final response = responsePayload.dioResponse;
+      if (response != null) {
+        await _onEvent(
+          DecodingError(
+            request: response.requestOptions,
+            exception: e,
+            stackTrace: StackTrace.current,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+
       rethrow;
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/src/sturdy_http_test.dart b/test/src/sturdy_http_test.dart
index e60c7da..b56c4dd 100644
--- a/test/src/sturdy_http_test.dart
+++ b/test/src/sturdy_http_test.dart
@@ -320,6 +320,36 @@ void main() {
                     await expectLater(request, throwsA(isA<TypeError>()));
                   },
                 );
+
+                test(
+                  'it does not emit a decodingError event when response is null',
+                  () async {
+                    charlatan.whenGet(
+                      '/throws',
+                      (request) =>
+                          throw const SocketException('Connection failed'),
+                    );
+
+                    final request = buildSubject()
+                        .execute<Json, Result<Foo, String>>(
+                          const GetRequest('/throws'),
+                          onResponse: (response) {
+                            return switch (response) {
+                              OkResponse<Json>(:final response) => Success(
+                                Foo.fromMap(response),
+                              ),
+                              GenericError() => throw Exception(
+                                'Decoding error in GenericError',
+                              ),
+                              _ => const Failure('Not expected: orElse'),
+                            };
+                          },
+                        );
+
+                    await expectLater(request, throwsA(isA<Exception>()));
+                    expect(jsonDecodingErrors, isEmpty);
+                  },
+                );
               });
             });