diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index 09b3002..531cda4 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -3964,11 +3964,10 @@ class TeleBot:
         except Exception as e:
             handler_error = e
 
-            if not middlewares:
-                if self.exception_handler:
-                    return self.exception_handler.handle(e)
-                logging.error(str(e))
-                return
+            if self.exception_handler:
+                self.exception_handler.handle(e)
+            else: logging.error(str(e))
+
         if middlewares:
             for middleware in middlewares:
                 middleware.post_process(message, data, handler_error)
diff --git a/telebot/async_telebot.py b/telebot/async_telebot.py
index 35c2da8..7f49049 100644
--- a/telebot/async_telebot.py
+++ b/telebot/async_telebot.py
@@ -319,11 +319,10 @@ class AsyncTeleBot:
                 except Exception as e:
                     handler_error = e
 
-                    if not middlewares:
-                        if self.exception_handler:
-                            return self.exception_handler.handle(e)
-                        logging.error(str(e))
-                        return
+                    if self.exception_handler:
+                        self.exception_handler.handle(e)
+                    else: logging.error(str(e))
+                        
 
         if middlewares:
             for middleware in middlewares: