diff --git a/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go b/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go
index c21cc11c5..1310d5475 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/statsd/statsd.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (s *Statsd) udpListen(conn *net.UDPConn) error {
 					s.Log.Errorf("Error reading: %s", err.Error())
 					continue
 				}
-				return err
+				return nil
 			}
 			s.UDPPacketsRecv.Incr(1)
 			s.UDPBytesRecv.Incr(int64(n))