diff --git a/src/persist_write_v5.c b/src/persist_write_v5.c
index e5a60024..57b3a5b2 100644
--- a/src/persist_write_v5.c
+++ b/src/persist_write_v5.c
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ int persist__chunk_message_store_write_v6(FILE *db_fptr, struct P_base_msg *chun
 			}
 
 			write_e(db_fptr, prop_packet->payload, proplen);
+			if(fwrite(prop_packet, 1, proplen, db_fptr) != proplen){
+				SAFE_FREE(prop_packet);
+				goto error;
+			}
 			SAFE_FREE(prop_packet);
 		}
 	}