diff --git a/device/alsa/alsa.go b/device/alsa/alsa.go
index ae7109b3..73a56a83 100644
--- a/device/alsa/alsa.go
+++ b/device/alsa/alsa.go
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ func (d *ALSA) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case nil, io.EOF:
-			d.l.Log(logger.Debug, pkg+"EOF")
-			return n, nil
+			d.l.Log(logger.Debug, pkg+"EOF from Read, stopping")
+			return n, err
 		default:
 			d.l.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"unexpected error from Read", "error", err.Error())
 			return n, nil