diff --git a/scripts/test_async_class.py b/scripts/test_async_class.py
index 3ac82e7..95af16b 100644
--- a/scripts/test_async_class.py
+++ b/scripts/test_async_class.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
-from typing import Set
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Set
 import aiohttp
-from aio_pika import connect_robust, ExchangeType, Message
+from aio_pika import connect_robust, ExchangeType, Message, IncomingMessage
 from aio_pika.abc import AbstractIncomingMessage
 import json
 from logging import getLogger
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ settings = load_settings(local_pyinfra_root_path / "config/")
 
 
 class RabbitMQHandler:
-    def __init__(self, connection_params, tenant_service_url):
+    def __init__(self, connection_params, tenant_service_url, message_processor):
         self.connection_params = connection_params
         self.tenant_service_url = tenant_service_url
         # TODO: remove hardcoded values
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class RabbitMQHandler:
         self.service_response_exchange_name = "service_response_exchange"  # OUTPUT
         self.service_dead_letter_queue_name = "service_dlq"
         self.queue_expiration_time = 300000
+        self.message_processor = message_processor
         self.connection = None
         self.channel = None
         self.tenant_exchange = None
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class RabbitMQHandler:
             },
         )
         await input_queue.bind(self.input_exchange, routing_key=tenant_id)
-        await input_queue.consume(self.process_input_message)
+        await input_queue.consume(lambda msg: self.process_input_message(msg, self.message_processor))
 
         # Store queues for later use
         self.tenant_queues[tenant_id] = input_queue
@@ -100,19 +101,46 @@ class RabbitMQHandler:
             del self.tenant_queues[tenant_id]
             print(f"Deleted queues for tenant {tenant_id}")
 
-    async def process_input_message(self, message: AbstractIncomingMessage):
+    async def process_input_message(
+        self, message: IncomingMessage, message_processor: Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> None:
         async with message.process():
-            message_body = json.loads(message.body.decode())
-            logger.debug(f"input message: {message_body}")
-            # Process the incoming message
-            processed_content = f"Processed: {message_body}"
+            try:
+                tenant_id = message.routing_key
+                message_body = json.loads(message.body.decode("utf-8"))
 
-            # TODO: add additional processing logic here
-            # ...
+                # Extract headers
+                filtered_message_headers = (
+                    {k: v for k, v in message.headers.items() if k.lower().startswith("x-")} if message.headers else {}
+                )
 
-            # Publish to the output queue
-            tenant_id = message.routing_key
-            await self.output_exchange.publish(Message(body=processed_content.encode()), routing_key=tenant_id)
+                logger.debug(f"Processing message with {filtered_message_headers=}.")
+
+                # Process the message
+                message_body.update(filtered_message_headers)
+
+                # Run the message processor in a separate thread to avoid blocking
+                loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+                result = await loop.run_in_executor(None, message_processor, message_body)
+
+                if result:
+                    # Publish the result to the output exchange
+                    await self.output_exchange.publish(
+                        Message(body=json.dumps(result).encode(), headers=filtered_message_headers),
+                        routing_key=tenant_id,
+                    )
+                    logger.info(f"Published result to queue {tenant_id}.")
+
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                logger.error(f"Invalid JSON in input message: {message.body}")
+                # Message will be nacked and sent to dead-letter queue
+            except FileNotFoundError as e:
+                logger.warning(f"{e}, declining message.")
+                # Message will be nacked and sent to dead-letter queue
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error processing input message: {e}", exc_info=True)
+                # Message will be nacked and sent to dead-letter queue
+                raise
 
     async def fetch_active_tenants(self) -> Set[str]:
         try: