diff --git a/proxy/merging.go b/proxy/merging.go
index fc235ed34..36db281f5 100644
--- a/proxy/merging.go
+++ b/proxy/merging.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func sequentialMerge(patterns []string, timeout time.Duration, rc ResponseCombin
 		errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 
 		acc := newIncrementalMergeAccumulator(len(next), rc)
+	TxLoop:
 		for i, n := range next {
 			if i > 0 {
 				for _, match := range reMergeKey.FindAllStringSubmatch(patterns[i], -1) {
@@ -109,12 +110,16 @@ func sequentialMerge(patterns []string, timeout time.Duration, rc ResponseCombin
 			requestPart(localCtx, n, request, out, errCh)
 			select {
 			case err := <-errCh:
+				if i == 0 {
+					cancel()
+					return nil, err
+				}
 				acc.Merge(nil, err)
-				break
+				break TxLoop
 			case response := <-out:
 				acc.Merge(response, nil)
 				if !response.IsComplete {
-					break
+					break TxLoop
 				}
 				parts[i] = response
 			}
diff --git a/proxy/merging_test.go b/proxy/merging_test.go
index 745f6db47..c9b2623dd 100644
--- a/proxy/merging_test.go
+++ b/proxy/merging_test.go
@@ -209,6 +209,53 @@ func TestNewMergeDataMiddleware_sequential_erroredBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewMergeDataMiddleware_sequential_erroredFirstBackend(t *testing.T) {
+	timeout := 500
+	endpoint := config.EndpointConfig{
+		Backend: []*config.Backend{
+			{URLPattern: "/"},
+			{URLPattern: "/aaa/{{.Resp0_supu}}"},
+			{URLPattern: "/aaa/{{.Resp0_supu}}?x={{.Resp1_tupu}}"},
+		},
+		Timeout: time.Duration(timeout) * time.Millisecond,
+		ExtraConfig: config.ExtraConfig{
+			Namespace: map[string]interface{}{
+				isSequentialKey: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	expecterErr := errors.New("wait for me")
+	mw := NewMergeDataMiddleware(&endpoint)
+	p := mw(
+		func(ctx context.Context, _ *Request) (*Response, error) {
+			return nil, expecterErr
+		},
+		func(ctx context.Context, r *Request) (*Response, error) {
+			t.Error("this backend should never be called")
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+		func(ctx context.Context, r *Request) (*Response, error) {
+			t.Error("this backend should never be called")
+			return nil, nil
+		},
+	)
+	mustEnd := time.After(time.Duration(2*timeout) * time.Millisecond)
+	out, err := p(context.Background(), &Request{Params: map[string]string{}})
+	if err != expecterErr {
+		t.Errorf("The middleware did not propagate the expected error: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if out != nil {
+		t.Errorf("The proxy returned a not null result %v", out)
+		return
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-mustEnd:
+		t.Errorf("We were expecting a response but we got none\n")
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNewMergeDataMiddleware_mergeIncompleteResults(t *testing.T) {
 	timeout := 500
 	backend := config.Backend{}
diff --git a/test/integration_test.go b/test/integration_test.go
index 8e5597d76..4328a7656 100644
--- a/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/test/integration_test.go
@@ -115,13 +115,14 @@ func testKrakenD(t *testing.T, runRouter func(logging.Logger, *config.ServiceCon
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
-		name       string
-		url        string
-		method     string
-		headers    map[string]string
-		body       string
-		expBody    string
-		expHeaders map[string]string
+		name          string
+		url           string
+		method        string
+		headers       map[string]string
+		body          string
+		expBody       string
+		expHeaders    map[string]string
+		expStatusCode int
 	}{
 		{
 			name:       "static",
@@ -237,11 +238,26 @@ func testKrakenD(t *testing.T, runRouter func(logging.Logger, *config.ServiceCon
 			expBody:    `{"headers":{"Accept-Encoding":["gzip"],"User-Agent":["KrakenD Version undefined"],"X-Test-1":["some"],"X-Test-2":["none"]},"path":"/all-params","query":{}}`,
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "sequential",
-			url:        "/sequential/foo",
+			name:       "sequential ok",
+			url:        "/sequential/ok/foo",
 			expHeaders: defaultHeaders,
 			expBody:    `{"path":"/recipient/42","random":42}`,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "sequential ko first",
+			url:  "/sequential/ko/first/foo",
+			expHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"X-KrakenD-Completed": "false",
+				"X-Krakend":           "Version undefined",
+			},
+			expStatusCode: 500,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "sequential ko last",
+			url:        "/sequential/ko/last/foo",
+			expHeaders: incompleteHeader,
+			expBody:    `{"random":42}`,
+		},
 		{
 			name:       "redirect",
 			url:        "/redirect",
@@ -282,9 +298,12 @@ func testKrakenD(t *testing.T, runRouter func(logging.Logger, *config.ServiceCon
 				t.Errorf("%s: nil response", resp.Request.URL.Path)
 				return
 			}
-
-			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected status code: %d", resp.Request.URL.Path, resp.StatusCode)
+			expectedStatusCode := http.StatusOK
+			if tc.expStatusCode != 0 {
+				expectedStatusCode = tc.expStatusCode
+			}
+			if resp.StatusCode != expectedStatusCode {
+				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected status code. have: %d, want: %d", resp.Request.URL.Path, resp.StatusCode, expectedStatusCode)
 			}
 
 			for k, v := range tc.expHeaders {
@@ -292,6 +311,10 @@ func testKrakenD(t *testing.T, runRouter func(logging.Logger, *config.ServiceCon
 					t.Errorf("%s: unexpected header %s: %s", resp.Request.URL.Path, k, c)
 				}
 			}
+			if tc.expBody == "" {
+				return
+			}
+
 			b, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 			resp.Body.Close()
 			if tc.expBody != string(b) {
diff --git a/test/krakend.json b/test/krakend.json
index cbeaf3176..21001d159 100644
--- a/test/krakend.json
+++ b/test/krakend.json
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-          "endpoint": "/sequential/{param}",
+          "endpoint": "/sequential/ok/{param}",
           "extra_config": {
             "github.com/devopsfaith/krakend/proxy": {
               "sequential": true
@@ -246,6 +246,46 @@
             }
           ]
         },
+        {
+          "endpoint": "/sequential/ko/first/{param}",
+          "extra_config": {
+            "github.com/devopsfaith/krakend/proxy": {
+              "sequential": true
+            }
+          },
+          "backend": [
+            {
+              "url_pattern": "/provider/{param}",
+              "host": [ "{{.b4}}" ],
+              "whitelist": [ "random" ]
+            },
+            {
+              "url_pattern": "/recipient/{resp0_random}",
+              "host": [ "{{.b7}}" ],
+              "whitelist": [ "path" ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "endpoint": "/sequential/ko/last/{param}",
+          "extra_config": {
+            "github.com/devopsfaith/krakend/proxy": {
+              "sequential": true
+            }
+          },
+          "backend": [
+            {
+              "url_pattern": "/provider/{param}",
+              "host": [ "{{.b7}}" ],
+              "whitelist": [ "random" ]
+            },
+            {
+              "url_pattern": "/recipient/{resp0_random}",
+              "host": [ "{{.b4}}" ],
+              "whitelist": [ "path" ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
         {
             "endpoint": "/redirect",
             "backend": [