diff --git a/services/filestore/app.coffee b/services/filestore/app.coffee
index fc6cce6ede..027ec11119 100644
--- a/services/filestore/app.coffee
+++ b/services/filestore/app.coffee
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ app.use (req, res, next) ->
 	requestDomain.add req
 	requestDomain.add res
 	requestDomain.on "error", (err)->
-		res.send 500
+		if !res.finished
+			res.send(500)
 		logger = require('logger-sharelatex')
 		req =
 			body:req.body