diff --git a/lib/api/sql/copy-controller.js b/lib/api/sql/copy-controller.js
index 8071820e..97ed37bc 100644
--- a/lib/api/sql/copy-controller.js
+++ b/lib/api/sql/copy-controller.js
@@ -90,10 +90,17 @@ function handleCopyTo (logger) {
 
             pgstream
                 .on('data', data => metrics.addSize(data.length))
-                .on('error', err => {
-                    metrics.end(null, err);
+                .on('error', error => {
+                    const pid = streamCopy.clientProcessID;
+                    streamCopy.cancel(pid, StreamCopy.ACTION_TO, (err) => {
+                        if (err) {
+                            logger.error({ error: err });
+                        }
 
-                    return next(err);
+                        metrics.end(null, error);
+
+                        return next(error);
+                    });
                 })
                 .on('end', () => {
                     metrics.end(streamCopy.getRowCount());
diff --git a/lib/services/stream-copy.js b/lib/services/stream-copy.js
index 642e2118..f9e9c243 100644
--- a/lib/services/stream-copy.js
+++ b/lib/services/stream-copy.js
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ const terminateQuery = pid => `SELECT pg_terminate_backend(${pid}) as terminated
 const timeoutQuery = timeout => `SET statement_timeout=${timeout}`;
 
 module.exports = class StreamCopy {
-    constructor (sql, userDbParams, logger) {
+    constructor (sql, userDbParams) {
         this.dbParams = Object.assign({}, userDbParams, {
             port: global.settings.db_batch_port || userDbParams.port
         });
         this.sql = sql;
         this.stream = null;
         this.timeout = global.settings.copy_timeout || DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
-        this.logger = logger;
     }
 
     static get ACTION_TO () {
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ module.exports = class StreamCopy {
 
                 if (action === ACTION_TO) {
                     pgstream.on('end', () => done());
-                    pgstream.on('error', () => this._cancel(client.processID, action));
                     pgstream.on('warning', (msg) => this.logger.warn({ error: new Error(msg) }));
                 } else if (action === ACTION_FROM) {
                     pgstream.on('finish', () => done());
@@ -70,33 +68,33 @@ module.exports = class StreamCopy {
         return this.stream.rowCount;
     }
 
-    _cancel (pid, action) {
+    cancel (pid, action, callback) {
         const pg = new PSQL(this.dbParams);
         const actionType = action === ACTION_TO ? ACTION_TO : ACTION_FROM;
 
         pg.query(cancelQuery(pid), (err, result) => {
             if (err) {
-                return this.logger.error({ error: err });
+                return callback(err);
             }
 
             const isCancelled = result.rows.length && result.rows[0].cancelled;
 
             if (isCancelled) {
-                return this.logger.info(`Canceled "copy ${actionType}" stream query successfully (pid: ${pid})`);
+                return callback();
             }
 
             return pg.query(terminateQuery(pid), (err, result) => {
                 if (err) {
-                    return this.logger.error({ error: err });
+                    return callback(err);
                 }
 
                 const isTerminated = result.rows.length && result.rows[0].terminated;
 
                 if (!isTerminated) {
-                    return this.logger.error({ error: new Error(`Unable to terminate "copy ${actionType}" stream query (pid: ${pid})`) });
+                    return callback(new Error(`Unable to terminate "copy ${actionType}" stream query (pid: ${pid})`));
                 }
 
-                return this.logger.info(`Terminated "copy ${actionType}" stream query successfully (pid: ${pid})`);
+                return callback();
             });
         });
     }