diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/RecordStream.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/RecordStream.scala
index 313cf02f..62483aa1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/RecordStream.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/RecordStream.scala
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ object RecordStream {
       StreamSelector.Impl(hAndU, whetherCommits)
     }
 
-    private def assign[F[_]: Monad: Clock, A, B](
+    private def assign[F[_]: MonadThrow: Clock, A, B](
         consumer: ConsumerApi[F, GenericRecord, GenericRecord],
         topical: Topical[A, B],
         seekToF: Kleisli[F, PartitionQueries[F], SeekTo],
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/ConsumerOps.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/ConsumerOps.scala
index b18927b2..6fc4f8e2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/ConsumerOps.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/ConsumerOps.scala
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ case class ConsumerOps[F[_], K, V](consumer: ConsumerApi[F, K, V]) {
       topics: List[String],
       offsets: Map[TopicPartition, Long],
       seekTo: SeekTo = SeekTo.beginning,
-  )(implicit F: Monad[F], C: Clock[F]): F[Unit] =
+  )(implicit F: MonadThrow[F], C: Clock[F]): F[Unit] =
     assignAndSeek(topics, SeekTo.offsets(offsets, seekTo))
 
   def assign(topic: String, offsets: Map[TopicPartition, Long])(implicit
-      F: Monad[F],
+      F: MonadThrow[F],
       C: Clock[F],
   ): F[Unit] =
     assign(List(topic), offsets)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ case class ConsumerOps[F[_], K, V](consumer: ConsumerApi[F, K, V]) {
   def assignAndSeek(
       topics: List[String],
       seekTo: SeekTo,
-  )(implicit F: Monad[F], C: Clock[F]): F[Unit] =
+  )(implicit F: MonadThrow[F], C: Clock[F]): F[Unit] =
     for {
       infos <- consumer.partitionsFor(topics)
       partitions = infos.map(_.toTopicPartition)
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/SeekTo.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/SeekTo.scala
index 31738a92..2b11febc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/SeekTo.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/consumer/SeekTo.scala
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ import cats.effect.*
 import cats.syntax.all.*
 
 import scala.concurrent.duration.*
-
 import org.apache.kafka.common.*
 
+import scala.util.control.NoStackTrace
+
 sealed trait SeekTo
 
 object SeekTo {
+  object Failure extends NoStackTrace {
+    override val getMessage: String =
+      "Consumer offset seeking failed"
+  }
   sealed trait Attempt {
     private[SeekTo] def toOffsets[F[_]: Monad: Clock](
         queries: PartitionQueries[F],
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ object SeekTo {
   }
 
   sealed trait FinalFallback {
-    private[SeekTo] def seek[F[_]](
+    private[SeekTo] def seek[F[_]: ApplicativeThrow](
         consumer: ConsumerApi[F, _, _],
         partitions: Iterable[TopicPartition],
     ): F[Unit]
@@ -112,22 +117,31 @@ object SeekTo {
 
   object FinalFallback {
     private case object Beginning extends FinalFallback {
-      override def seek[F[_]](
+      override def seek[F[_]: ApplicativeThrow](
           consumer: ConsumerApi[F, _, _],
           partitions: Iterable[TopicPartition],
       ): F[Unit] =
         consumer.seekToBeginning(partitions)
     }
     private case object End extends FinalFallback {
-      override def seek[F[_]](
+      override def seek[F[_]: ApplicativeThrow](
           consumer: ConsumerApi[F, _, _],
           partitions: Iterable[TopicPartition],
       ): F[Unit] =
         consumer.seekToEnd(partitions)
     }
 
+    private case class Fail(throwable: Throwable) extends FinalFallback {
+      override def seek[F[_]: ApplicativeThrow](
+          consumer: ConsumerApi[F, _, _],
+          partitions: Iterable[TopicPartition],
+      ): F[Unit] =
+        throwable.raiseError[F, Unit]
+    }
+
     val beginning: FinalFallback = Beginning
     val end: FinalFallback = End
+    def fail(throwable: Throwable): FinalFallback = Fail(throwable)
   }
 
   private case class Impl(
@@ -147,6 +161,12 @@ object SeekTo {
 
   def end: SeekTo = Impl(List.empty, FinalFallback.end)
 
+  def failWith(throwable: Throwable): SeekTo =
+    Impl(List.empty, FinalFallback.fail(throwable))
+
+  def fail: SeekTo =
+    failWith(Failure)
+
   def timestamps(
       timestamps: Map[TopicPartition, Long],
       default: SeekTo,
@@ -168,7 +188,7 @@ object SeekTo {
   ): SeekTo =
     firstAttemptThen(Attempt.timestampBeforeNow(duration), default)
 
-  def seek[F[_]: Monad: Clock](
+  def seek[F[_]: MonadThrow: Clock](
       consumer: ConsumerApi[F, _, _],
       partitions: Iterable[TopicPartition],
       seekTo: SeekTo,