diff --git a/lib/aws.ts b/lib/aws.ts
index ac13e0b..c743701 100644
--- a/lib/aws.ts
+++ b/lib/aws.ts
@@ -154,16 +154,11 @@ export class DefaultAwsClient implements IAws {
       listObjectsV2: (input: ListObjectsV2CommandInput): Promise<ListObjectsV2CommandOutput> =>
         client.send(new ListObjectsV2Command(input)),
       upload: (input: PutObjectCommandInput): Promise<CompleteMultipartUploadCommandOutput> => {
-        try {
-          const upload = new Upload({
-            client,
-            params: input,
-          });
-          return upload.done();
-        } catch (e: any) {
-          console.log(`Asset upload failed: '${e.message}'`);
-          throw e;
-        }
+        const upload = new Upload({
+          client,
+          params: input,
+        });
+        return upload.done();
       },
     };
   }
diff --git a/test/files.test.ts b/test/files.test.ts
index 4c9bb3c..0edc3f0 100644
--- a/test/files.test.ts
+++ b/test/files.test.ts
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ test('correctly identify asset path if path is absolute', async () => {
   const pub = new AssetPublishing(AssetManifest.fromPath(mockfs.path('/abs/cdk.out')), { aws });
   s3.on(ListObjectsV2Command).resolves({ Contents: undefined });
 
-  expect(async () => {
-    await pub.publish();
-  }).not.toThrow();
+  await pub.publish();
+
+  // THEN: doesn't throw
 });
 
 describe('external assets', () => {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ describe('external assets', () => {
 
     await pub.publish();
 
-    expect(s3).toHaveReceivedCommandTimes(PutObjectCommand, 2);
+    expect(s3).toHaveReceivedCommandTimes(PutObjectCommand, 1);
 
     expectAllSpawns();
   });