diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/lifecycle_node_interface_impl.hpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/lifecycle_node_interface_impl.hpp
index ef30855ac5..ea66d4ad54 100644
--- a/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/lifecycle_node_interface_impl.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/src/lifecycle_node_interface_impl.hpp
@@ -333,10 +333,12 @@ class LifecycleNode::LifecycleNodeInterfaceImpl
       auto callback = it->second;
       try {
         cb_success = callback(State(previous_state));
-      } catch (const std::exception & e) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Caught exception in callback for transition %d\n",
-          it->first);
-        fprintf(stderr, "Original error msg: %s\n", e.what());
+      } catch (const std::exception &) {
+        // TODO(karsten1987): Windows CI doens't let me print the msg here
+        // the todo is to forward the exception to the on_error callback
+        // fprintf(stderr, "Caught exception in callback for transition %d\n",
+        //  it->first);
+        // fprintf(stderr, "Original error msg: %s\n", e.what());
         // maybe directly go for error handling here
         // and pass exception along with it
         cb_success = RCL_LIFECYCLE_RET_ERROR;
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/test_callback_exceptions.cpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/test_callback_exceptions.cpp
index c3450153cc..60fcfa2b89 100644
--- a/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/test_callback_exceptions.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/test_callback_exceptions.cpp
@@ -49,13 +49,11 @@ class PositiveCallbackExceptionNode : public rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode
   rcl_lifecycle_ret_t on_configure(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State &)
   {
     ++number_of_callbacks;
-    throw std::runtime_error("On_configure exception");
+    throw std::runtime_error("custom exception raised in configure callback");
   }
 
-  rcl_lifecycle_ret_t on_error(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & previous_state)
+  rcl_lifecycle_ret_t on_error(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State &)
   {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Previous state of error was %s\n",
-      previous_state.label().c_str());
     ++number_of_callbacks;
     return RCL_LIFECYCLE_RET_OK;
   }
@@ -84,13 +82,11 @@ class NegativeCallbackExceptionNode : public rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode
   rcl_lifecycle_ret_t on_configure(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State &)
   {
     ++number_of_callbacks;
-    throw std::runtime_error("On_configure exception");
+    throw std::runtime_error("custom exception raised in configure callback");
   }
 
-  rcl_lifecycle_ret_t on_error(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & previous_state)
+  rcl_lifecycle_ret_t on_error(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State &)
   {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Previous state of error was %s\n",
-      previous_state.label().c_str());
     ++number_of_callbacks;
     return RCL_LIFECYCLE_RET_FAILURE;
   }