diff --git a/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/FireAndForgetRequesterMono.java b/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/FireAndForgetRequesterMono.java
index eceb0976c..a5d527f5c 100644
--- a/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/FireAndForgetRequesterMono.java
+++ b/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/FireAndForgetRequesterMono.java
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ public Void block(Duration m) {
     return block();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This method is deliberately non-blocking regardless it is named as `.block`. The main intent to
+   * keep this method along with the {@link #subscribe()} is to eliminate redundancy which comes
+   * with a default block method implementation.
+   */
   @Override
   @Nullable
   public Void block() {
diff --git a/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/MetadataPushRequesterMono.java b/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/MetadataPushRequesterMono.java
index 226e9a0af..e2512e995 100644
--- a/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/MetadataPushRequesterMono.java
+++ b/rsocket-core/src/main/java/io/rsocket/core/MetadataPushRequesterMono.java
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ public Void block(Duration m) {
     return block();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This method is deliberately non-blocking regardless it is named as `.block`. The main intent to
+   * keep this method along with the {@link #subscribe()} is to eliminate redundancy which comes
+   * with a default block method implementation.
+   */
   @Override
   @Nullable
   public Void block() {
@@ -133,15 +138,16 @@ public Void block() {
     try {
       final boolean hasMetadata = p.hasMetadata();
       metadata = p.metadata();
-      if (hasMetadata) {
+      if (!hasMetadata) {
         lazyTerminate(STATE, this);
         p.release();
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Metadata push does not support metadata field");
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Metadata push should have metadata field present");
       }
       if (!isValidMetadata(this.maxFrameLength, metadata)) {
         lazyTerminate(STATE, this);
         p.release();
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Too Big Payload size");
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+            String.format(INVALID_PAYLOAD_ERROR_MESSAGE, this.maxFrameLength));
       }
     } catch (IllegalReferenceCountException e) {
       lazyTerminate(STATE, this);
diff --git a/rsocket-core/src/test/java/io/rsocket/core/RSocketRequesterTest.java b/rsocket-core/src/test/java/io/rsocket/core/RSocketRequesterTest.java
index 327172255..183785d2f 100644
--- a/rsocket-core/src/test/java/io/rsocket/core/RSocketRequesterTest.java
+++ b/rsocket-core/src/test/java/io/rsocket/core/RSocketRequesterTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import static io.rsocket.frame.FrameType.REQUEST_RESPONSE;
 import static io.rsocket.frame.FrameType.REQUEST_STREAM;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
-import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assumptions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ protected void hookOnSubscribe(Subscription subscription) {
   public void testHandleSetupException() {
     rule.connection.addToReceivedBuffer(
         ErrorFrameCodec.encode(rule.alloc(), 0, new RejectedSetupException("boom")));
-    Assertions.assertThatThrownBy(() -> rule.socket.onClose().block())
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> rule.socket.onClose().block())
         .isInstanceOf(RejectedSetupException.class);
     rule.assertHasNoLeaks();
   }
@@ -373,6 +373,65 @@ public void shouldThrownExceptionIfGivenPayloadIsExitsSizeAllowanceWithNoFragmen
             });
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(ints = {128, 256, FRAME_LENGTH_MASK})
+  public void shouldThrownExceptionIfGivenPayloadIsExitsSizeAllowanceWithNoFragmentation1(
+      int maxFrameLength) {
+    rule.setMaxFrameLength(maxFrameLength);
+    prepareCalls()
+        .forEach(
+            generator -> {
+              byte[] metadata = new byte[maxFrameLength];
+              byte[] data = new byte[maxFrameLength];
+              ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextBytes(metadata);
+              ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextBytes(data);
+
+              assertThatThrownBy(
+                      () -> {
+                        final Publisher<?> source =
+                            generator.apply(rule.socket, DefaultPayload.create(data, metadata));
+
+                        if (source instanceof Mono) {
+                          ((Mono<?>) source).block();
+                        } else {
+                          ((Flux) source).blockLast();
+                        }
+                      })
+                  .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+                  .hasMessage(String.format(INVALID_PAYLOAD_ERROR_MESSAGE, maxFrameLength));
+
+              rule.assertHasNoLeaks();
+            });
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldRejectCallOfNoMetadataPayload() {
+    final ByteBuf data = rule.allocator.buffer(10);
+    final Payload payload = ByteBufPayload.create(data);
+    StepVerifier.create(rule.socket.metadataPush(payload))
+        .expectSubscription()
+        .expectErrorSatisfies(
+            t ->
+                assertThat(t)
+                    .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+                    .hasMessage("Metadata push should have metadata field present"))
+        .verify();
+    PayloadAssert.assertThat(payload).isReleased();
+    rule.assertHasNoLeaks();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldRejectCallOfNoMetadataPayloadBlocking() {
+    final ByteBuf data = rule.allocator.buffer(10);
+    final Payload payload = ByteBufPayload.create(data);
+
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> rule.socket.metadataPush(payload).block())
+        .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .hasMessage("Metadata push should have metadata field present");
+    PayloadAssert.assertThat(payload).isReleased();
+    rule.assertHasNoLeaks();
+  }
+
   static Stream<BiFunction<RSocket, Payload, Publisher<?>>> prepareCalls() {
     return Stream.of(
         RSocket::fireAndForget,