diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTask.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTask.java
index 201079038..8c6c03466 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTask.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTask.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.messaging;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessResourceFailureException;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
@@ -75,8 +76,11 @@ abstract class CursorReadingTask<T, R> implements Task {
 		start();
 
 		while (isRunning()) {
+
 			try {
-				T next = getNext();
+
+				T next = execute(this::getNext);
+
 				if (next != null) {
 					emitMessage(createMessage(next, targetType, request.getRequestOptions()));
 				} else {
@@ -88,12 +92,6 @@ abstract class CursorReadingTask<T, R> implements Task {
 					state = State.CANCELLED;
 				}
 				Thread.interrupted();
-			} catch (RuntimeException e) {
-
-				Exception translated = template.getExceptionTranslator().translateExceptionIfPossible(e);
-				Exception toHandle = translated != null ? translated : e;
-
-				errorHandler.handleError(toHandle);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -101,11 +99,11 @@ abstract class CursorReadingTask<T, R> implements Task {
 	/**
 	 * Initialize the Task by 1st setting the current state to {@link State#STARTING starting} indicating the
 	 * initialization procedure. <br />
-	 * Moving on the underlying {@link MongoCursor} gets {@link #initCursor(MongoTemplate, RequestOptions) created} and is
-	 * {@link #isValidCursor(MongoCursor) health checked}. Once a valid {@link MongoCursor} is created the {@link #state}
-	 * is set to {@link State#RUNNING running}. If the health check is not passed the {@link MongoCursor} is immediately
-	 * {@link MongoCursor#close() closed} and a new {@link MongoCursor} is requested until a valid one is retrieved or the
-	 * {@link #state} changes.
+	 * Moving on the underlying {@link MongoCursor} gets {@link #initCursor(MongoTemplate, RequestOptions, Class) created}
+	 * and is {@link #isValidCursor(MongoCursor) health checked}. Once a valid {@link MongoCursor} is created the
+	 * {@link #state} is set to {@link State#RUNNING running}. If the health check is not passed the {@link MongoCursor}
+	 * is immediately {@link MongoCursor#close() closed} and a new {@link MongoCursor} is requested until a valid one is
+	 * retrieved or the {@link #state} changes.
 	 */
 	private void start() {
 
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ abstract class CursorReadingTask<T, R> implements Task {
 
 				if (State.STARTING.equals(state)) {
 
-					MongoCursor<T> cursor = initCursor(template, request.getRequestOptions(), targetType);
+					MongoCursor<T> cursor = execute(() -> initCursor(template, request.getRequestOptions(), targetType));
 					valid = isValidCursor(cursor);
 					if (valid) {
 						this.cursor = cursor;
@@ -248,4 +246,29 @@ abstract class CursorReadingTask<T, R> implements Task {
 
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute an operation and take care of translating exceptions using the {@link MongoTemplate templates}
+	 * {@link org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoExceptionTranslator} and passing those on to the
+	 * {@link #errorHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param callback must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param <T>
+	 * @return can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws RuntimeException The potentially translated exception.
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	private <T> T execute(Supplier<T> callback) {
+
+		try {
+			return callback.get();
+		} catch (RuntimeException e) {
+
+			RuntimeException translated = template.getExceptionTranslator().translateExceptionIfPossible(e);
+			RuntimeException toHandle = translated != null ? translated : e;
+
+			errorHandler.handleError(toHandle);
+			throw toHandle;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTaskUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTaskUnitTests.java
index 9af142771..6ed6350ef 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTaskUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/messaging/CursorReadingTaskUnitTests.java
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoExceptionTranslator;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.messaging.SubscriptionRequest.RequestOptions;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.messaging.Task.State;
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ public class CursorReadingTaskUnitTests {
 		when(request.getMessageListener()).thenReturn(listener);
 		when(options.getCollectionName()).thenReturn("collection-name");
 		when(template.getDb()).thenReturn(db);
+		when(template.getExceptionTranslator()).thenReturn(new MongoExceptionTranslator());
 		when(db.getName()).thenReturn("mock-db");
 
 		task = new ValueCapturingTaskStub(template, request, Object.class, cursor, errorHandler);
@@ -93,6 +96,17 @@ public class CursorReadingTaskUnitTests {
 		verify(listener, times(task.getValues().size())).onMessage(any());
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAMONGO-2173
+	public void writesErrorOnStartToErrorHandler() {
+
+		ArgumentCaptor<Throwable> errorCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Throwable.class);
+		Task task = new ErrorOnInitCursorTaskStub(template, request, Object.class, errorHandler);
+
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(RuntimeException.class).isThrownBy(task::run);
+		verify(errorHandler).handleError(errorCaptor.capture());
+		assertThat(errorCaptor.getValue()).hasMessageStartingWith("let's get it started (ha)");
+	}
+
 	private static class MultithreadedStopRunningWhileEmittingMessages extends MultithreadedTestCase {
 
 		CursorReadingTask task;
@@ -222,4 +236,17 @@ public class CursorReadingTaskUnitTests {
 			return values;
 		}
 	}
+
+	static class ErrorOnInitCursorTaskStub extends CursorReadingTask {
+
+		public ErrorOnInitCursorTaskStub(MongoTemplate template, SubscriptionRequest request, Class targetType,
+				ErrorHandler errorHandler) {
+			super(template, request, targetType, errorHandler);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected MongoCursor initCursor(MongoTemplate template, RequestOptions options, Class targetType) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("let's get it started (ha), let's get it started in here...");
+		}
+	}
 }