diff --git a/queue/queue.go b/queue/queue.go
index fa6c02e..699c94c 100644
--- a/queue/queue.go
+++ b/queue/queue.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func (q *Queue) HandleRadioRequest(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Req
 
 				for byteSlice := range writeChannel {
 					if _, err := writer.Write(byteSlice); err != nil {
-						requestDone.Fail(errors.New("client ran out of writer buffer"))
+						requestDone.Fail(err)
 						return
 					}
 					//try flush