diff --git a/app/models/auditors/feature_flag.rb b/app/models/auditors/feature_flag.rb
index 3b60ee9b1ca..7cd9f89c19b 100644
--- a/app/models/auditors/feature_flag.rb
+++ b/app/models/auditors/feature_flag.rb
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class Auditors::FeatureFlag
     table :feature_flags
     record_type Auditors::FeatureFlag::Record
     read_consistency_level -> { CanvasCassandra::DatabaseBuilder.read_consistency_setting(:auditors) }
+    self.raise_on_error = true
 
     add_index :feature_flag do
       table :feature_flag_changes_by_feature_flag
diff --git a/spec/models/auditors/feature_flag_spec.rb b/spec/models/auditors/feature_flag_spec.rb
index d221f19e9d2..5f94fe891bd 100644
--- a/spec/models/auditors/feature_flag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/auditors/feature_flag_spec.rb
@@ -107,5 +107,11 @@ describe Auditors::FeatureFlag do
       pg_record = Auditors::ActiveRecord::FeatureFlagRecord.where(uuid: @event.id).first
       expect(Auditors::FeatureFlag.for_feature_flag(@flag).paginate(per_page: 10)).to include(pg_record)
     end
+
+    it "does not swallow auditor write errors" do
+      test_err_class = Class.new(StandardError){ }
+      allow(Auditors::ActiveRecord::FeatureFlagRecord).to receive(:create_from_event_stream!).and_raise(test_err_class.new("DB Error"))
+      expect { Auditors::FeatureFlag.record(@flag, @user, 'on') }.to raise_error(test_err_class)
+    end
   end
 end