diff --git a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp
index 9b910ed..a4e18f4 100644
--- a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp
+++ b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v1.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC grpc_read_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *
       switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "grpc_read_thread: error %s (%d)\n", status.message().c_str(), status.code()) ;
       cJSON* json = cJSON_CreateObject();
       cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "type", "error");
+      cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "error_cause", "stream_response");
       cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "error", status.message().c_str());
       char* jsonString = cJSON_PrintUnformatted(json);
       cb->responseHandler(session, jsonString, cb->bugname);
@@ -339,9 +340,10 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC grpc_read_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *
           cb->responseHandler(session, "no_audio", cb->bugname);
         }
       }
-      else {
+      else if (status.error_code() != 0) {
         cJSON* json = cJSON_CreateObject();
         cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "type", "error");
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "error_cause", "stream_close");
         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);
diff --git a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp
index 665ab1f..5e58c2f 100644
--- a/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp
+++ b/mod_google_transcribe/google_glue_v2.cpp
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC grpc_read_thread(switch_thread_t *thread, void *
       else if (status.error_code() != 0) {
         cJSON* json = cJSON_CreateObject();
         cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "type", "error");
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "error_cause", "stream_close");
         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);