diff --git a/rpc.go b/rpc.go
index 447e853..3f02b22 100644
--- a/rpc.go
+++ b/rpc.go
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (l *Libvirt) requestStream(proc uint32, program uint32, payload []byte, out
 	if outStream != nil {
 		err = <-outStreamErr
 		if err != nil {
-			return response{}, nil
+			return response{}, err
 		}
 	}