diff --git a/lib/protocol/SFTP.js b/lib/protocol/SFTP.js
index b10d9e53..37f1e895 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/SFTP.js
+++ b/lib/protocol/SFTP.js
@@ -3696,7 +3696,7 @@ WriteStream.prototype._write = function(data, encoding, cb) {
                   (er, bytes) => {
     if (er) {
       if (this.autoClose)
-        this.destroy();
+        this.destroy(er);
       return cb(er);
     }
     this.bytesWritten += bytes;