diff --git a/src/goods.ts b/src/goods.ts
index 72fb8e8a27..90155097ec 100644
--- a/src/goods.ts
+++ b/src/goods.ts
@@ -111,8 +111,12 @@ const responseToReadable = (response: Response, rs: Readable) => {
     return rs
   }
   rs._read = async () => {
-    const result = await reader.read()
-    rs.push(result.done ? null : Buffer.from(result.value))
+    try {
+      const result = await reader.read()
+      rs.push(result.done ? null : Buffer.from(result.value))
+    } catch (err) {
+      rs.destroy(err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err)))
+    }
   }
   return rs
 }