diff --git a/server/leader_controller.go b/server/leader_controller.go
index dab298d3..b5b9739c 100644
--- a/server/leader_controller.go
+++ b/server/leader_controller.go
@@ -886,10 +886,10 @@ func (lc *leaderController) handleWriteStream(stream proto.OxiaClient_WriteStrea
 		req, err := stream.Recv()
 
 		if err != nil {
-			closeCh <- err
+			sendNonBlocking(closeCh, err)
 			return
 		} else if req == nil {
-			closeCh <- errors.New("stream closed")
+			sendNonBlocking(closeCh, errors.New("stream closed"))
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ func (lc *leaderController) handleWalSynced(stream proto.OxiaClient_WriteStreamS
 	offset int64, timestamp uint64, err error, timer metrics.Timer) {
 	if err != nil {
 		timer.Done()
-		closeCh <- err
+		sendNonBlocking(closeCh, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -917,13 +917,13 @@ func (lc *leaderController) handleWalSynced(stream proto.OxiaClient_WriteStreamS
 	}, func(response *proto.WriteResponse, err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			timer.Done()
-			closeCh <- err
+			sendNonBlocking(closeCh, err)
 			return
 		}
 
 		if err = stream.Send(response); err != nil {
 			timer.Done()
-			closeCh <- err
+			sendNonBlocking(closeCh, err)
 			return
 		}
 		timer.Done()
@@ -1136,3 +1136,10 @@ func checkStatusIsLeader(actual proto.ServingStatus) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func sendNonBlocking(ch chan error, err error) {
+	select {
+	case ch <- err:
+	default:
+	}
+}