diff --git a/client/cpp/framer/streamer.cpp b/client/cpp/framer/streamer.cpp
index cbc500b97d..7e0cc0ca4b 100644
--- a/client/cpp/framer/streamer.cpp
+++ b/client/cpp/framer/streamer.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ std::pair<Streamer, freighter::Error> FrameClient::openStreamer(
     auto req = api::v1::FrameStreamerRequest();
     config.toProto(req);
     auto exc2 = s->send(req);
-    if (exc2) {Streamer(std::move(s)), exc2};
+    if (exc2) return {Streamer(std::move(s)), exc2};
     auto [_, resExc] = s->receive();
     return {Streamer(std::move(s)), resExc};
 }