diff --git a/etherclient/backoff.go b/etherclient/backoff.go
index d5ab242..3bd881b 100644
--- a/etherclient/backoff.go
+++ b/etherclient/backoff.go
@@ -53,23 +53,23 @@ func (ec *etherClient) withBackoff(
 		wrapper := ec.provider.Provide()
 		ethClient := wrapper.Client
 		tCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, backoffContextTimeout)
-		err := operation(tCtx, ethClient)
+		opErr := operation(tCtx, ethClient)
 		cancel()
 
 		// If metrics handler is set, call with the RPC URL and the client method that was used.
 		if ec.metricsHandler != nil {
 			rpcUrl := wrapper.url
-			u, err := url.Parse(rpcUrl)
-			if err == nil {
-				ec.metricsHandler(u.Host, method)
+			u, parseErr := url.Parse(rpcUrl)
+			if parseErr == nil {
+				ec.metricsHandler(u.Host, method, opErr)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err != nil {
+		if opErr != nil {
 			// Move onto the next provider.
 			ec.provider.Next()
 		}
-		return handleRetryErr(ctx, method, err)
+		return handleRetryErr(ctx, method, opErr)
 	}, bo)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).WithField("method", method).Error("retry failed with error")
diff --git a/etherclient/client.go b/etherclient/client.go
index e282517..eaa6cd9 100644
--- a/etherclient/client.go
+++ b/etherclient/client.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type EtherClient interface {
 	Extras
 
 	SetRetryInterval(d time.Duration)
-	SetMetricsHandler(h func(rpcHost, clientMethod string))
+	SetMetricsHandler(h func(rpcHost, clientMethod string, err error))
 }
 
 type Extras interface {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type etherClient struct {
 	provider      provider.Provider[*ethClientWrapper]
 	retryInterval time.Duration
 
-	metricsHandler func(rpcHost, clientMethod string)
+	metricsHandler func(rpcHost, clientMethod string, err error)
 }
 
 var _ EtherClient = &etherClient{}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (ec *etherClient) SetRetryInterval(d time.Duration) {
 	ec.retryInterval = d
 }
 
-func (ec *etherClient) SetMetricsHandler(h func(rpcHost, clientMethod string)) {
+func (ec *etherClient) SetMetricsHandler(h func(rpcHost, clientMethod string, err error)) {
 	ec.metricsHandler = h
 }
 
diff --git a/etherclient/mocks/mock_client.go b/etherclient/mocks/mock_client.go
index cf986cf..325dac2 100644
--- a/etherclient/mocks/mock_client.go
+++ b/etherclient/mocks/mock_client.go
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ func (mr *MockEtherClientMockRecorder) SendTransaction(ctx, tx interface{}) *gom
 }
 
 // SetMetricsHandler mocks base method.
-func (m *MockEtherClient) SetMetricsHandler(h func(string, string)) {
+func (m *MockEtherClient) SetMetricsHandler(h func(string, string, error)) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	m.ctrl.Call(m, "SetMetricsHandler", h)
 }