diff --git a/dwds/lib/src/services/chrome_proxy_service.dart b/dwds/lib/src/services/chrome_proxy_service.dart
index 479bc2faf..cc9a134c0 100644
--- a/dwds/lib/src/services/chrome_proxy_service.dart
+++ b/dwds/lib/src/services/chrome_proxy_service.dart
@@ -1080,6 +1080,17 @@ ${globalLoadStrategy.loadModuleSnippet}("dart_sdk").developer.invokeExtension(
           isolateId,
           step: step,
           frameIndex: frameIndex,
+        ).catchError(
+          (error) => Future<Success>.error(
+            RPCError(
+              'resume',
+              RPCErrorKind.kIsolateMustBePaused.code,
+              error,
+            ),
+          ),
+          test: (e) => e.toString().contains(
+                'Can only perform operation while paused',
+              ),
         ),
       );
 
@@ -1088,33 +1099,20 @@ ${globalLoadStrategy.loadModuleSnippet}("dart_sdk").developer.invokeExtension(
     String? step,
     int? frameIndex,
   }) async {
-    try {
-      if (inspector.appConnection.isStarted) {
-        return captureElapsedTime(
-          () async {
-            await isInitialized;
-            await isStarted;
-            _checkIsolate('resume', isolateId);
-            return await (await debuggerFuture)
-                .resume(step: step, frameIndex: frameIndex);
-          },
-          (result) => DwdsEvent.resume(step),
-        );
-      } else {
-        inspector.appConnection.runMain();
-        return Success();
-      }
-    } on WipError catch (e) {
-      final errorMessage = e.message;
-      if (errorMessage != null &&
-          errorMessage.contains('Can only perform operation while paused')) {
-        throw RPCError(
-          'resume',
-          RPCErrorKind.kIsolateMustBePaused.code,
-          errorMessage,
-        );
-      }
-      rethrow;
+    if (inspector.appConnection.isStarted) {
+      return captureElapsedTime(
+        () async {
+          await isInitialized;
+          await isStarted;
+          _checkIsolate('resume', isolateId);
+          return await (await debuggerFuture)
+              .resume(step: step, frameIndex: frameIndex);
+        },
+        (result) => DwdsEvent.resume(step),
+      );
+    } else {
+      inspector.appConnection.runMain();
+      return Success();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/dwds/test/chrome_proxy_service_test.dart b/dwds/test/chrome_proxy_service_test.dart
index 988a5977e..b366c686c 100644
--- a/dwds/test/chrome_proxy_service_test.dart
+++ b/dwds/test/chrome_proxy_service_test.dart
@@ -1368,12 +1368,18 @@ void main() {
         expect(pauseBreakpoints, hasLength(1));
         expect(pauseBreakpoints.first.id, bp.id);
         await service.removeBreakpoint(isolateId!, bp.id!);
-      });
 
-      tearDown(() async {
         // Resume execution to not impact other tests.
         await service.resume(isolateId!);
       });
+
+      test('resuming throws error if not paused', () async {
+        await expectLater(
+          service.resume(isolateId!),
+          // Note: 106 is the `kIsolateMustBePaused` error code.
+          throwsRPCErrorWithMessage('106'),
+        );
+      });
     });
 
     group('Step', () {