diff --git a/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb b/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb
index e8a8c5197fd..e289c9898ee 100644
--- a/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job.rb
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ def handle_bad_request_error(err, enrollment)
     when IPP_EXPIRED_ERROR_MESSAGE
       handle_expired_status_update(enrollment, err.response)
     else
+      NewRelic::Agent.notice_error(err)
       analytics(user: enrollment.user).idv_in_person_usps_proofing_results_job_exception(
         **enrollment_analytics_attributes(enrollment, complete: false),
         **response_analytics_attributes(response),
diff --git a/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb
index 4d36889bc30..516dbd6ab3a 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/get_usps_proofing_results_job_spec.rb
@@ -567,7 +567,32 @@
         )
       end
 
-      context 'when USPS returns a 4xx status code' do
+      context 'when USPS returns an unexpected 400 status code' do
+        before(:each) do
+          stub_request_proofing_results_with_responses(
+            {
+              status: 400,
+              body: { 'responseMessage' => 'This USPS location has closed 😭' }.to_json,
+            },
+          )
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like(
+          'enrollment_encountering_an_exception',
+          exception_class: 'Faraday::BadRequestError',
+          exception_message: 'the server responded with status 400',
+          response_message: 'This USPS location has closed 😭',
+          response_status_code: 400,
+        )
+
+        it 'logs the error to NewRelic' do
+          expect(NewRelic::Agent).to receive(:notice_error).
+            with(instance_of(Faraday::BadRequestError))
+          job.perform(Time.zone.now)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when USPS returns a >400 status code' do
         before(:each) do
           stub_request_proofing_results_with_responses(
             {