diff --git a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp
index 3216d5e..9b910ed 100644
--- a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp
+++ b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,16 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC grpc_read_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *
           cb->responseHandler(session, "no_audio", cb->bugname);
         }
       }
+      else {
+        cJSON* json = cJSON_CreateObject();
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "type", "error");
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(json, "error_code", cJSON_CreateNumber(status.error_code()));
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "error_message", status.error_message().c_str());
+        char* jsonString = cJSON_PrintUnformatted(json);
+        cb->responseHandler(session, jsonString, cb->bugname);
+        free(jsonString);
+        cJSON_Delete(json);
+      }
       switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "grpc_read_thread: finish() status %s (%d)\n", status.error_message().c_str(), status.error_code()) ;
       switch_core_session_rwunlock(session);
     }
diff --git a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp
index 220af0e..a5f652b 100644
--- a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp
+++ b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC grpc_read_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *
           cb->responseHandler(session, "no_audio", cb->bugname);
         }
       }
+      else {
+        cJSON* json = cJSON_CreateObject();
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "type", "error");
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(json, "error_code", cJSON_CreateNumber(status.error_code()));
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "error_message", status.error_message().c_str());
+        char* jsonString = cJSON_PrintUnformatted(json);
+        cb->responseHandler(session, jsonString, cb->bugname);
+        free(jsonString);
+        cJSON_Delete(json);
+      }
       switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "grpc_read_thread: finish() status %s (%d)\n", status.error_message().c_str(), status.error_code()) ;
       switch_core_session_rwunlock(session);
     }