diff --git a/states.go b/states.go
index cb6c03811..754e88d04 100644
--- a/states.go
+++ b/states.go
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ func (m *Sealing) handleCommitWait(ctx statemachine.Context, sector SectorInfo)
 	}
 
 	if mw.Receipt.ExitCode != 0 {
-		log.Errorf("UNHANDLED: submitting sector proof failed (exit=%d, msg=%s) (t:%x; s:%x(%d); p:%x)", mw.Receipt.ExitCode, sector.CommitMessage, sector.Ticket.TicketBytes, sector.Seed.TicketBytes, sector.Seed.BlockHeight, sector.Proof)
-		return xerrors.Errorf("UNHANDLED: submitting sector proof failed (exit: %d)", mw.Receipt.ExitCode)
+		return ctx.Send(SectorCommitFailed{xerrors.Errorf("submitting sector proof failed (exit=%d, msg=%s) (t:%x; s:%x(%d); p:%x)", mw.Receipt.ExitCode, sector.CommitMessage, sector.Ticket.TicketBytes, sector.Seed.TicketBytes, sector.Seed.BlockHeight, sector.Proof)})
 	}
 
 	return ctx.Send(SectorProving{})