diff --git a/replicator/partition_replicator.go b/replicator/partition_replicator.go
index 30e618c9..b96085b3 100644
--- a/replicator/partition_replicator.go
+++ b/replicator/partition_replicator.go
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ func (r *PartitionReplicator) Replicate() {
 	go r.writeMessages()
 }
 
-func (r *PartitionReplicator) fetchMessages() error {
+func (r *PartitionReplicator) fetchMessages() {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-r.done:
-			return nil
+			return
 		default:
 			fetchBody := &protocol.FetchRequest{
 				MaxWaitTime: r.MaxWaitTime,
@@ -69,29 +69,30 @@ func (r *PartitionReplicator) fetchMessages() error {
 			}
 			b, err := protocol.Encode(req)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				panic(err)
 			}
 			_, err = r.Partition.Leader.Write(b)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				panic(err)
 			}
-
 			var header protocol.Response
 			br := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, 8))
 			if _, err = io.CopyN(br, r.Partition.Leader, 8); err != nil {
-				return err
+				panic(err)
 			}
 			if err = protocol.Decode(br.Bytes(), &header); err != nil {
-				return err
+				panic(err)
 			}
 			c := make([]byte, 0, header.Size-4)
 			cr := bytes.NewBuffer(c)
 			_, err = io.CopyN(cr, r.Partition.Leader, int64(header.Size-4))
-
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
 			fetchResponse := new(protocol.FetchResponses)
 			err = protocol.Decode(cr.Bytes(), fetchResponse)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				panic(err)
 			}
 			for _, resp := range fetchResponse.Responses {
 				for _, p := range resp.PartitionResponses {
@@ -107,15 +108,15 @@ func (r *PartitionReplicator) fetchMessages() error {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *PartitionReplicator) writeMessages() error {
+func (r *PartitionReplicator) writeMessages() {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-r.done:
-			return nil
+			return
 		case msg := <-r.msgs:
 			_, err := r.Partition.CommitLog.Append(msg)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				panic(err)
 			}
 		}
 	}