diff --git a/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js b/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js
index 7231b79e..f4a3a61b 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ exports.performWrite = (image, drives, onProgress) => {
   return new Bluebird((resolve, reject) => {
     ipc.server.on('error', (error) => {
       terminateServer()
-      const errorObject = _.isError(error) ? error : errors.fromJSON(error)
+      const errorObject = errors.fromJSON(error)
       reject(errorObject)
     })