diff --git a/fitparse/processors.py b/fitparse/processors.py
index 34b36ba..7948ee3 100644
--- a/fitparse/processors.py
+++ b/fitparse/processors.py
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ def run_message_processor(self, data_message):
 
     def _run_processor(self, processor_name, data):
         try:
-            getattr(self, processor_name)(data)
+            processor = getattr(self, processor_name)
         except AttributeError:
-            pass
+            return
+        processor(data)
 
     def process_type_bool(self, field_data):
         if field_data.value is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_processors.py b/tests/test_processors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a67aad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_processors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import unittest
+
+from fitparse.processors import FitFileDataProcessor
+
+
+class ProcessorErrorHandlingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_processor_attribute_error_is_not_silently_ignored(self):
+        class RaisingProcessor(FitFileDataProcessor):
+            def process_field_test(self, field_data):
+                raise AttributeError("processor failure")
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(AttributeError, "processor failure"):
+            RaisingProcessor()._run_processor("process_field_test", object())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()