diff --git a/responsemanager/responsemanager.go b/responsemanager/responsemanager.go
index 2edfab9c..bddd4110 100644
--- a/responsemanager/responsemanager.go
+++ b/responsemanager/responsemanager.go
@@ -444,7 +444,10 @@ func (rm *ResponseManager) processUpdate(key responseKey, update gsmsg.GraphSync
 		return
 	}
 	if result.Unpause {
-		rm.unpauseRequest(key.p, key.requestID)
+		err := rm.unpauseRequest(key.p, key.requestID)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("error unpausing request: %s", err.Error())
+		}
 	}
 }