diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f2acc6..2cefd75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Version develop
+## Version 2.8.0-beta1
 - [Fix: Add `IJavaScriptSnippet` service interface and update the `IServiceCollection` extension to register it for `JavaScriptSnippet`.](https://github.com/microsoft/ApplicationInsights-aspnetcore/issues/890)
+- [Fix - ApplicationInsights StartupFilter should not swallow exceptions from downstream ApplicationBuilder.](https://github.com/microsoft/ApplicationInsights-aspnetcore/issues/897)
 
 ## Version 2.7.0
 - Updated Web/Base SDK version dependency to 2.10.0
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Implementation/ApplicationInsightsStartupFilter.cs b/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Implementation/ApplicationInsightsStartupFilter.cs
index d8cc38b..d62ac00 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Implementation/ApplicationInsightsStartupFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Implementation/ApplicationInsightsStartupFilter.cs
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
                     // via <see cref="TelemetryConfigurationOptionsSetup"/> class which triggers
                     // initialization of TelemetryModules and construction of TelemetryProcessor pipeline.
                     var tc = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<TelemetryConfiguration>();
-                    next(app);
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     AspNetCoreEventSource.Instance.LogWarning(ex.Message);
                 }
+
+                // Invoking next builder is not wrapped in try catch to ensure any exceptions gets propogated up.
+                next(app);
             };
         }
     }