diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d932707..07c87bc2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v3.0.3](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v3.0.3)
+
+- fix(pathFilter): handle errors
+
 ## [v3.0.2](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v3.0.2)
 
 - refactor(dependency): replace is-plain-obj with is-plain-object ([#1031](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/pull/1031))
diff --git a/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts b/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
index a7c2920b..54f054fb 100644
--- a/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
+++ b/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type * as net from 'net';
 import type * as http from 'http';
 import type * as https from 'https';
-import type { RequestHandler, Options, Filter } from './types';
+import type { RequestHandler, Options, Filter, Logger } from './types';
 import * as httpProxy from 'http-proxy';
 import { verifyConfig } from './configuration';
 import { getPlugins } from './get-plugins';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import * as PathRewriter from './path-rewriter';
 import * as Router from './router';
 import { Debug as debug } from './debug';
 import { getFunctionName } from './utils/function';
+import { getLogger } from './logger';
 
 export class HttpProxyMiddleware<TReq, TRes> {
   private wsInternalSubscribed = false;
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ export class HttpProxyMiddleware<TReq, TRes> {
   private proxyOptions: Options<TReq, TRes>;
   private proxy: httpProxy<TReq, TRes>;
   private pathRewriter;
+  private logger: Logger;
 
   constructor(options: Options<TReq, TRes>) {
     verifyConfig<TReq, TRes>(options);
     this.proxyOptions = options;
+    this.logger = getLogger(options as unknown as Options);
 
     debug(`create proxy server`);
     this.proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({});
@@ -109,7 +112,13 @@ export class HttpProxyMiddleware<TReq, TRes> {
     pathFilter: Filter<TReq> | undefined,
     req: http.IncomingMessage,
   ): boolean => {
-    return matchPathFilter(pathFilter, req.url, req);
+    try {
+      return matchPathFilter(pathFilter, req.url, req);
+    } catch (err) {
+      debug('Error: matchPathFilter() called with request url: ', `"${req.url}"`);
+      this.logger.error(err);
+      return false;
+    }
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/e2e/http-proxy-middleware.spec.ts b/test/e2e/http-proxy-middleware.spec.ts
index c08890a7..927cbf98 100644
--- a/test/e2e/http-proxy-middleware.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/http-proxy-middleware.spec.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,34 @@ describe('E2E http-proxy-middleware', () => {
         const response = await agent.get(`/api/b/c/d`).expect(404);
         expect(response.status).toBe(404);
       });
+
+      it('should not proxy when filter throws Error', async () => {
+        const myError = new Error('MY_ERROR');
+        const filter = (path, req) => {
+          throw myError;
+        };
+
+        const logger: Logger = {
+          info: jest.fn(),
+          warn: jest.fn(),
+          error: jest.fn(),
+        };
+
+        agent = request(
+          createApp(
+            createProxyMiddleware({
+              target: `http://localhost:${mockTargetServer.port}`,
+              pathFilter: filter,
+              logger: logger,
+            }),
+          ),
+        );
+
+        await mockTargetServer.forGet('/api/b/c/d').thenReply(200, 'HELLO WEB');
+        const response = await agent.get(`/api/b/c/d`).expect(404);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+        expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(myError);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('multi path', () => {