diff --git a/src/zino/tasks/linkstatetask.py b/src/zino/tasks/linkstatetask.py
index 44c0ef7ea..6f2e2af8a 100644
--- a/src/zino/tasks/linkstatetask.py
+++ b/src/zino/tasks/linkstatetask.py
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ async def run(self):
 
     def _update_interfaces(self, new_attrs: SparseWalkResponse):
         for index, row in new_attrs.items():
-            self._update_single_interface(row)
+            try:
+                self._update_single_interface(row)
+            except CollectedInterfaceDataIsNotSaneError as error:
+                _logger.error(error)
 
     def _update_single_interface(self, row: dict[str, Any]):
         data = BaseInterfaceRow(*(row.get(attr) for attr in BASE_POLL_LIST))
         if not data.is_sane():
-            _logger.info("%s: skipping unknown interface for lack of complete data set: %r", self.device.name, data)
-            return
+            raise CollectedInterfaceDataIsNotSaneError(self.device.name, data)
 
         port = self._get_or_create_port(data.index)
         port.ifdescr = data.descr
@@ -140,3 +142,10 @@ def _update_ifalias(self, port: Port, data: BaseInterfaceRow):
 class MissingInterfaceTableData(Exception):
     def __init__(self, router, port, variable):
         super().__init__(f"No {variable} from {router} for port {port}")
+
+
+class CollectedInterfaceDataIsNotSaneError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, device: str, interface: BaseInterfaceRow):
+        self.device = device
+        self.interface = interface
+        super().__init__(f"Collected interface data from {device} is not sane enough to process: {interface!r}")
diff --git a/tests/tasks/test_linkstatetask.py b/tests/tasks/test_linkstatetask.py
index cc5d930ff..a093c4b01 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/test_linkstatetask.py
+++ b/tests/tasks/test_linkstatetask.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import pytest
 
 from zino.config.models import PollDevice
+from zino.oid import OID
 from zino.state import ZinoState
 from zino.statemodels import Port
 from zino.tasks.linkstatetask import (
     BaseInterfaceRow,
+    CollectedInterfaceDataIsNotSaneError,
     LinkStateTask,
     MissingInterfaceTableData,
 )
@@ -58,6 +60,22 @@ def test_when_interface_state_is_missing_update_state_should_raise_exception(sel
         with pytest.raises(MissingInterfaceTableData):
             task_with_dummy_device._update_state(data=row, port=port, row=empty_state_row)
 
+    def test_when_interface_data_is_empty_update_single_interface_should_raise_exception(self, task_with_dummy_device):
+        with pytest.raises(CollectedInterfaceDataIsNotSaneError):
+            task_with_dummy_device._update_single_interface({})
+
+    def test_when_interface_data_is_empty_update_interfaces_should_keep_processing(self, task_with_dummy_device):
+        assert (
+            task_with_dummy_device._update_interfaces(
+                {
+                    OID(".1"): {},
+                    OID(".2"): {},
+                    OID(".3"): {},
+                }
+            )
+            is None
+        )
+
 
 class TestBaseInterfaceRow:
     def test_when_index_is_missing_is_sane_should_return_false(self):