diff --git a/platform/src/packet_io.cpp b/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
index 88f19b1..2dc2f3f 100644
--- a/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
+++ b/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
@@ -1211,6 +1211,8 @@ static void handle_inject_vxlan_packet(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct thread_ctx
 {
     struct session_table *session_table = thread_ctx->session_table;
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
+    struct packet_io *packet_io = thread_ctx->ref_io;
+    int thread_index = thread_ctx->thread_index;
 
     struct metadata meta;
     struct vxlan_hdr *vxlan_hdr = NULL;
@@ -1223,8 +1225,9 @@ static void handle_inject_vxlan_packet(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct thread_ctx
     if (vxlan_frame_decode(&vxlan_hdr, raw_data, raw_len) == -1)
     {
         THROUGHPUT_METRICS_INC(&(thread_metrics->endpoint_vxlan_drop), 1, raw_len);
-        meta.raw_len = raw_len;
-        action_err_block(rx_buff, &meta, NULL, thread_ctx);
+        // health check packet not increase err_block metrics
+        PACKET_TRACE_ON_FREE(packet_io->instance, rx_buff);
+        marsio_buff_free(packet_io->instance, &rx_buff, 1, 0, thread_index);
         return;
     }