diff --git a/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/InstrumentHelper.groovy b/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/InstrumentHelper.groovy
index 369a4a6b1..0f69f5aea 100644
--- a/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/InstrumentHelper.groovy
+++ b/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/InstrumentHelper.groovy
@@ -165,10 +165,18 @@ class InstrumentHelper {
     private static Map<String, String> getLabels(GroovyMBean mbean, Map<String, Closure> labelFuncs, Map<String, Closure> additionalLabels) {
         def labels = [:]
         labelFuncs.each { label, labelFunc ->
-            labels[label] = labelFunc(mbean) as String
+            try {
+                labels[label] = labelFunc(mbean) as String
+            } catch(AttributeNotFoundException e) {
+                logger.warning("Attribute missing for label:${label}, label was not applied")
+            }
         }
         additionalLabels.each { label, labelFunc ->
-            labels[label] = labelFunc(mbean) as String
+            try {
+                labels[label] = labelFunc(mbean) as String
+            } catch(AttributeNotFoundException e) {
+                logger.warning("Attribute missing for label:${label}, label was not applied")
+            }
         }
         return labels
     }
diff --git a/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/MBeanHelper.groovy b/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/MBeanHelper.groovy
index 9cabdecf2..2c05fb484 100644
--- a/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/MBeanHelper.groovy
+++ b/jmx-metrics/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/contrib/jmxmetrics/MBeanHelper.groovy
@@ -122,8 +122,16 @@ class MBeanHelper {
     }
 
     Object getBeanAttributeWithTransform(GroovyMBean bean, String attribute){
-      def transformationClosure = attributeTransformation.get(attribute);
-      return transformationClosure != null ? transformationClosure(bean) : getBeanAttribute(bean, attribute)
+        def transformationClosure = attributeTransformation.get(attribute);
+        if (transformationClosure == null) {
+            return getBeanAttribute(bean, attribute)
+        }
+        try {
+            return transformationClosure(bean)
+        } catch(AttributeNotFoundException e) {
+            logger.warning("Transformed attribute not found in ${bean.name()}")
+            return null
+        }
     }
 
     static Object getBeanAttribute(GroovyMBean bean, String attribute) {