diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index db99e148..fc82c498 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 * Moved ZepbenTokenAuth to use python dataclasses instead of `zepben.ewb.dataclassy`, existing code should work as is.
+* `TypeError`s occurring in `StepAction`s will no longer silently pass
 
 ### Notes
 * None.
diff --git a/src/zepben/ewb/services/network/tracing/traversal/traversal.py b/src/zepben/ewb/services/network/tracing/traversal/traversal.py
index e2aa884d..4f6a12fb 100644
--- a/src/zepben/ewb/services/network/tracing/traversal/traversal.py
+++ b/src/zepben/ewb/services/network/tracing/traversal/traversal.py
@@ -390,10 +390,9 @@ def copy_step_actions(self, other: Traversal[T, D]) -> D:
 
     async def apply_step_actions(self, item: T, context: StepContext) -> D:
         for it in self.step_actions:
-            try:
-                await it.apply(item, context)
-            except TypeError:
-                pass
+            _apply = it.apply(item, context)
+            if inspect.iscoroutine(_apply):
+                await _apply
         return self
 
     def add_context_value_computer(self, computer: ContextValueComputer[T]) -> D:
diff --git a/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_step_action.py b/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_step_action.py
index f5af4909..1fe8246c 100644
--- a/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_step_action.py
+++ b/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_step_action.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 #  License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 #  file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+import pytest
 from pytest import raises
 
 from zepben.ewb import StepAction, StepContext
@@ -48,3 +49,15 @@ def _apply(self, item: T, context: StepContext):
         step_action.apply(expected_item, expected_ctx)
 
         assert captured == [(expected_item, expected_ctx)]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_async_step_action(self):
+        captured = []
+
+        class MyStepAction(StepAction):
+            async def _apply(self, item: T, context: StepContext):
+                captured.append(item)
+
+        step_action = MyStepAction()
+        await step_action.apply(1, None)
+        assert captured == [1]
diff --git a/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_traversal.py b/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_traversal.py
index 32b6f120..d5ca7913 100644
--- a/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_traversal.py
+++ b/test/services/network/tracing/traversal/test_traversal.py
@@ -510,3 +510,39 @@ async def test_multiple_start_items_respect_can_stop_on_start(self):
         await traversal.run(can_stop_on_start_item=False)
 
         assert steps == [1, 11, 2, 12]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_can_use_async_step_action(self):
+        steps = []
+
+        class MyStepAction(StepAction):
+            async def _apply(self, item: T, context: StepContext):
+                steps.append(item)
+
+        traversal = (
+            _create_traversal(queue=TraversalQueue.breadth_first())
+            .add_stop_condition(lambda item, x: True)
+            .add_step_action(MyStepAction())
+            .add_start_item(1)
+            .add_start_item(11)
+        )
+        await traversal.run(can_stop_on_start_item=False)
+
+        assert steps == [1, 11, 2, 12]
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_errors_in_step_action_arent_masked(self):
+        class MyStepAction(StepAction):
+            async def _apply(self, item: T, context: StepContext):
+                # noinspection PyTypeChecker
+                int(1 + "abc")
+
+        traversal = (
+            _create_traversal(queue=TraversalQueue.breadth_first())
+            .add_stop_condition(lambda item, x: True)
+            .add_step_action(MyStepAction())
+            .add_start_item(1)
+            .add_start_item(11)
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+            await traversal.run(can_stop_on_start_item=False)