diff --git a/x/dex/contract/abci.go b/x/dex/contract/abci.go
index e270f937ec..7a1dd30786 100644
--- a/x/dex/contract/abci.go
+++ b/x/dex/contract/abci.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func EndBlockerAtomic(ctx sdk.Context, keeper *keeper.Keeper, validContractsInfo
 	handleDeposits(spanCtx, cachedCtx, env, keeper, tracer)
 
 	runner := NewParallelRunner(func(contract types.ContractInfoV2) {
-		orderMatchingRunnable(spanCtx, cachedCtx, env, keeper, contract, tracer)
+		OrderMatchingRunnable(spanCtx, cachedCtx, env, keeper, contract, tracer)
 	}, validContractsInfo, cachedCtx)
 
 	_, err := logging.LogIfNotDoneAfter(ctx.Logger(), func() (struct{}, error) {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func handleUnfulfilledMarketOrders(ctx context.Context, sdkCtx sdk.Context, env
 	}
 }
 
-func orderMatchingRunnable(ctx context.Context, sdkContext sdk.Context, env *environment, keeper *keeper.Keeper, contractInfo types.ContractInfoV2, tracer *otrace.Tracer) {
+func OrderMatchingRunnable(ctx context.Context, sdkContext sdk.Context, env *environment, keeper *keeper.Keeper, contractInfo types.ContractInfoV2, tracer *otrace.Tracer) {
 	defer func() {
 		if err := recover(); err != nil {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("PANIC RECOVERED during order matching: %s", err)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func orderMatchingRunnable(ctx context.Context, sdkContext sdk.Context, env *env
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	_, span := (*tracer).Start(ctx, "orderMatchingRunnable")
+	_, span := (*tracer).Start(ctx, "OrderMatchingRunnable")
 	defer span.End()
 	defer telemetry.MeasureSince(time.Now(), "dex", "order_matching_runnable")
 	defer func() {
diff --git a/x/dex/contract/abci_test.go b/x/dex/contract/abci_test.go
index 194743acd4..3d0b7650b4 100644
--- a/x/dex/contract/abci_test.go
+++ b/x/dex/contract/abci_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package contract_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -32,3 +33,11 @@ func TestTransferRentFromDexToCollector(t *testing.T) {
 	collectorBalance := bankkeeper.GetBalance(ctx, testApp.AccountKeeper.GetModuleAddress(authtypes.FeeCollectorName), "usei")
 	require.Equal(t, int64(80), collectorBalance.Amount.Int64())
 }
+
+func TestOrderMatchingRunnablePanicHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	testApp := keepertest.TestApp()
+	ctx := testApp.BaseApp.NewContext(false, tmproto.Header{Time: time.Now()})
+	require.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		contract.OrderMatchingRunnable(context.Background(), ctx, nil, nil, types.ContractInfoV2{}, nil)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/x/dex/contract/runner.go b/x/dex/contract/runner.go
index e0c2a2623e..36b02ac7b2 100644
--- a/x/dex/contract/runner.go
+++ b/x/dex/contract/runner.go
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ func (r *ParallelRunner) wrapRunnable(contractAddr types.ContractAddress) {
 		if err := recover(); err != nil {
 			r.sdkCtx.Logger().Error(fmt.Sprintf("panic in parallel runner recovered: %s", err))
 		}
+
+		atomic.AddInt64(&r.inProgressCnt, -1) // this has to happen after any potential increment to readyCnt
+		select {
+		case r.someContractFinished <- struct{}{}:
+		case <-r.done:
+			// make sure other goroutines can also receive from 'done'
+			r.done <- struct{}{}
+		}
 	}()
 
 	contractInfo, _ := r.contractAddrToInfo.Load(contractAddr)
@@ -165,12 +173,4 @@ func (r *ParallelRunner) wrapRunnable(contractAddr types.ContractAddress) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	atomic.AddInt64(&r.inProgressCnt, -1) // this has to happen after any potential increment to readyCnt
-	select {
-	case r.someContractFinished <- struct{}{}:
-	case <-r.done:
-		// make sure other goroutines can also receive from 'done'
-		r.done <- struct{}{}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/x/dex/contract/runner_test.go b/x/dex/contract/runner_test.go
index 5a45d776f2..bf7e8c1d70 100644
--- a/x/dex/contract/runner_test.go
+++ b/x/dex/contract/runner_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ func idleRunnable(_ types.ContractInfoV2) {
 	atomic.AddInt64(&counter, 1)
 }
 
+func panicRunnable(_ types.ContractInfoV2) {
+	panic("")
+}
+
 func dependencyCheckRunnable(contractInfo types.ContractInfoV2) {
 	if contractInfo.ContractAddr == "C" {
 		_, hasA := dependencyCheck.Load("A")
@@ -126,3 +130,12 @@ func TestRunnerParallelContractWithInvalidDependency(t *testing.T) {
 	_, hasC := dependencyCheck.Load("C")
 	require.False(t, hasC)
 }
+
+func TestRunnerPanicContract(t *testing.T) {
+	contractInfo := types.ContractInfoV2{
+		ContractAddr:            "A",
+		NumIncomingDependencies: 0,
+	}
+	runner := contract.NewParallelRunner(panicRunnable, []types.ContractInfoV2{contractInfo}, sdkCtx)
+	require.NotPanics(t, runner.Run)
+}