diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
index 2703c2ed70..bfa7748de1 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
               begin
                 record.committed!
               rescue Exception => e
-                record.logger.error(e) if record.respond_to?(:logger) && record.logger
+                handle_commit_exceptions(record, e)
               end
             end
           end
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         row = result.rows.first
         row && row.first
       end
+
+      # Handle any exceptions caught trying to send the commit message to a record
+      def handle_commit_exceptions(record, e)
+        record.logger.error(e) if record.respond_to?(:logger) && record.logger
+      end
     end
   end
 end