diff --git a/codex/streams/storestream.nim b/codex/streams/storestream.nim
index 8a3b1a3c..009a1a8a 100644
--- a/codex/streams/storestream.nim
+++ b/codex/streams/storestream.nim
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ method readOnce*(
 
     # Read contents of block `blockNum`
     without blk =? await self.store.getBlock(address), error:
-      raise newLPStreamReadError(error)
+      raise newLPStreamConnDownError(error)
 
     trace "Reading bytes from store stream", manifestCid = self.manifest.cid.get(), numBlocks = self.manifest.blocksCount, blockNum, blkCid = blk.cid, bytes = readBytes, blockOffset