diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index 0ad246c..8326d13 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ impl <'a, 'b> File<'a, 'b> {
 
 impl<'a, 'b> Drop for File<'a, 'b> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.flush().expect("flush failed");
+        match self.flush() {
+            Err(err) => error!("flush failed {}", err),
+            _ => {},
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 3c4d107..7e56902 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ impl<T: Read+Write+Seek> Seek for BufStream<T> {
 
 impl<T: Read+Write+Seek> Drop for BufStream<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.flush().expect("flush failed!");
+        match self.flush() {
+            Err(err) => error!("flush failed {}", err),
+            _ => {},
+        }
     }
 }