diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc32d524..fbd6d138 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@highlight-run/rrweb",
-  "version": "1.1.10",
+  "version": "1.1.11",
   "description": "record and replay the web",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run bundle:browser && cross-env TS_NODE_CACHE=false TS_NODE_FILES=true mocha -r ts-node/register -r ignore-styles -r jsdom-global/register test/**.test.ts",
diff --git a/src/record/index.ts b/src/record/index.ts
index a097b756..63881230 100644
--- a/src/record/index.ts
+++ b/src/record/index.ts
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ function record<T = eventWithTime>(
 
 record.addCustomEvent = <T>(tag: string, payload: T) => {
   if (!wrappedEmit) {
-    throw new Error('please add custom event after start recording');
+    //     throw new Error('please add custom event after start recording');
+    return;
   }
   wrappedEmit(
     wrapEvent({