diff --git a/packages/client/src/automerge-editor.ts b/packages/client/src/automerge-editor.ts
index 33916eb..4926229 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/automerge-editor.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/automerge-editor.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,12 @@ export const AutomergeEditor = {
         Promise.resolve().then(_ => (e.isRemote = false))
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      console.error(e)
+      // unset remove flag
+      if (e.isRemote) {
+        e.isRemote = false
+      }
+
+      throw e
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/withAutomerge.ts b/packages/client/src/withAutomerge.ts
index 581dc03..e5b9109 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/withAutomerge.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/withAutomerge.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ const withAutomerge = <T extends Editor>(
   e.receiveOperation = data => {
     if (docId !== data.docId) return
 
-    AutomergeEditor.applyOperation(e, docId, data, preserveExternalHistory)
+    try {
+      AutomergeEditor.applyOperation(e, docId, data, preserveExternalHistory)
+    } catch (err) {
+      // report any errors during apply operation
+      onError(err)
+    }
   }
 
   return e