diff --git a/emitter.go b/emitter.go
index 72beb0a9..f0214aae 100644
--- a/emitter.go
+++ b/emitter.go
@@ -66,18 +66,23 @@ func (e *Emitter) Emit(key string, msg interface{}) (*kafka.Promise, error) {
 
 // EmitSync sends a message to passed topic and key
 func (e *Emitter) EmitSync(key string, msg interface{}) error {
-	promise, err := e.Emit(key, msg)
+	var (
+		err     error
+		promise *kafka.Promise
+	)
+	promise, err = e.Emit(key, msg)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})
-	promise.Then(func(err error) {
+	promise.Then(func(asyncErr error) {
+		err = asyncErr
 		close(done)
 	})
 	<-done
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 // Finish waits until the emitter is finished producing all pending messages