diff --git a/src/node/src/client.js b/src/node/src/client.js
index c9c0318b6dad7c75e0e4e28a046ebc114486809e..9a50bf24d9c95d61dfd70fbe1143d1c688ee1f74 100644
--- a/src/node/src/client.js
+++ b/src/node/src/client.js
@@ -80,11 +80,7 @@ function _write(chunk, encoding, callback) {
   var batch = {};
   batch[grpc.opType.SEND_MESSAGE] = this.serialize(chunk);
   this.call.startBatch(batch, function(err, event) {
-    if (err) {
-      callback(err);
-      return;
-    }
-    callback();
+    callback(err);
   });
 }