diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java
index 8fba925117..2613d3afbd 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/reactive/AbstractReactiveTransactionManager.java
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractReactiveTransactionManager implements ReactiveTran
 						return triggerAfterCompletion(synchronizationManager, status, TransactionSynchronization.STATUS_ROLLED_BACK).then(propagateException);
 					}
 					if (ErrorPredicates.TRANSACTION_EXCEPTION.test(ex)) {
-						triggerAfterCompletion(synchronizationManager, status, TransactionSynchronization.STATUS_UNKNOWN).then(propagateException);
+						return triggerAfterCompletion(synchronizationManager, status, TransactionSynchronization.STATUS_UNKNOWN).then(propagateException);
 					}
 					if (ErrorPredicates.RUNTIME_OR_ERROR.test(ex)) {
 						Mono<Void> mono;