diff --git a/codec.go b/codec.go
index 597420b..89597f0 100644
--- a/codec.go
+++ b/codec.go
@@ -128,18 +128,18 @@ func (bytesCodec) Name() string {
 }
 
 type grpcCodec struct {
+	grpc.ServerStream
 	// headers
 	id       string
 	target   string
 	method   string
 	endpoint string
 
-	s grpc.ServerStream
 	c encoding.Codec
 }
 
 func (g *grpcCodec) ReadHeader(m *codec.Message, mt codec.MessageType) error {
-	md, _ := metadata.FromIncomingContext(g.s.Context())
+	md, _ := metadata.FromIncomingContext(g.ServerStream.Context())
 	if m == nil {
 		m = new(codec.Message)
 	}
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ func (g *grpcCodec) ReadHeader(m *codec.Message, mt codec.MessageType) error {
 func (g *grpcCodec) ReadBody(v interface{}) error {
 	// caller has requested a frame
 	if f, ok := v.(*bytes.Frame); ok {
-		return g.s.RecvMsg(f)
+		return g.ServerStream.RecvMsg(f)
 	}
-	return g.s.RecvMsg(v)
+	return g.ServerStream.RecvMsg(v)
 }
 
 func (g *grpcCodec) Write(m *codec.Message, v interface{}) error {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (g *grpcCodec) Write(m *codec.Message, v interface{}) error {
 		m.Body = b
 	}
 	// write the body using the framing codec
-	return g.s.SendMsg(&bytes.Frame{Data: m.Body})
+	return g.ServerStream.SendMsg(&bytes.Frame{Data: m.Body})
 }
 
 func (g *grpcCodec) Close() error {
diff --git a/grpc.go b/grpc.go
index c75649e..6dadbfd 100644
--- a/grpc.go
+++ b/grpc.go
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ func (g *grpcServer) handler(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream) (err err
 			return errors.InternalServerError(g.opts.Name, err.Error())
 		}
 		codec := &grpcCodec{
-			method:   fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", serviceName, methodName),
-			endpoint: fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", serviceName, methodName),
-			target:   g.opts.Name,
-			s:        stream,
-			c:        cc,
+			ServerStream: stream,
+			method:       fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", serviceName, methodName),
+			endpoint:     fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", serviceName, methodName),
+			target:       g.opts.Name,
+			c:            cc,
 		}
 
 		// create a client.Request
@@ -394,8 +394,10 @@ func (g *grpcServer) processRequest(stream grpc.ServerStream, service *service,
 		for i := len(g.opts.HdlrWrappers); i > 0; i-- {
 			fn = g.opts.HdlrWrappers[i-1](fn)
 		}
+
 		statusCode := codes.OK
 		statusDesc := ""
+
 		// execute the handler
 		if appErr := fn(ctx, r, replyv.Interface()); appErr != nil {
 			var errStatus *status.Status
@@ -411,6 +413,7 @@ func (g *grpcServer) processRequest(stream grpc.ServerStream, service *service,
 				// micro.Error now proto based and we can attach it to grpc status
 				statusCode = microError(verr)
 				statusDesc = verr.Error()
+
 				errStatus, err = status.New(statusCode, statusDesc).WithDetails(perr)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -428,6 +431,7 @@ func (g *grpcServer) processRequest(stream grpc.ServerStream, service *service,
 				statusCode = convertCode(verr)
 				statusDesc = verr.Error()
 				errStatus = status.New(statusCode, statusDesc)
+				fmt.Printf("Responding with :%v\n", errStatus)
 			}
 
 			return errStatus.Err()
@@ -436,6 +440,7 @@ func (g *grpcServer) processRequest(stream grpc.ServerStream, service *service,
 		if err := stream.SendMsg(replyv.Interface()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
 		return status.New(statusCode, statusDesc).Err()
 	}
 }
@@ -451,8 +456,8 @@ func (g *grpcServer) processStream(stream grpc.ServerStream, service *service, m
 	}
 
 	ss := &rpcStream{
-		request: r,
-		s:       stream,
+		ServerStream: stream,
+		request:      r,
 	}
 
 	function := mtype.method.Func
@@ -507,6 +512,7 @@ func (g *grpcServer) processStream(stream grpc.ServerStream, service *service, m
 			statusDesc = verr.Error()
 			errStatus = status.New(statusCode, statusDesc)
 		}
+
 		return errStatus.Err()
 	}
 
diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index 38139c5..adb2293 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 // rpcStream implements a server side Stream.
 type rpcStream struct {
-	s       grpc.ServerStream
+	// embed the grpc stream so we can access it
+	grpc.ServerStream
+
 	request server.Request
 }
 
@@ -26,13 +28,13 @@ func (r *rpcStream) Request() server.Request {
 }
 
 func (r *rpcStream) Context() context.Context {
-	return r.s.Context()
+	return r.ServerStream.Context()
 }
 
 func (r *rpcStream) Send(m interface{}) error {
-	return r.s.SendMsg(m)
+	return r.ServerStream.SendMsg(m)
 }
 
 func (r *rpcStream) Recv(m interface{}) error {
-	return r.s.RecvMsg(m)
+	return r.ServerStream.RecvMsg(m)
 }