diff --git a/kafkahook/kafkahook.go b/kafkahook/kafkahook.go
index c573d35..33b4728 100644
--- a/kafkahook/kafkahook.go
+++ b/kafkahook/kafkahook.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func New(conf Config) (*KafkaHook, error) {
 	kafkaConfig.Producer.Flush.Frequency = 200 * time.Millisecond
 	kafkaConfig.Producer.Retry.Backoff = 10 * time.Second
 	kafkaConfig.Producer.Retry.Max = 6
+	kafkaConfig.Producer.Return.Errors = true
 
 	// If the user failed to provide a producer create one
 	if conf.Producer == nil {
@@ -87,8 +88,15 @@ func New(conf Config) (*KafkaHook, error) {
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
+			case err := <-conf.Producer.Errors():
+				msg, _ := err.Msg.Value.Encode()
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[kafkahook] produce error '%s' for: %s\n", err.Err, string(msg))
+
 			case buf, ok := <-h.produce:
 				if !ok {
+					if err := conf.Producer.Close(); err != nil {
+						fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[kafkahook] producer close error: %s\n", err)
+					}
 					h.wg.Done()
 					return
 				}
@@ -158,7 +166,7 @@ func (h *KafkaHook) sendKafka(buf []byte) error {
 	default:
 		// If the producer input channel buffer is full, then we better drop
 		// a log record than block program execution.
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "kafkahook buffer overflow: %s\n", string(buf))
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[kafkahook] buffer overflow: %s\n", string(buf))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -198,7 +206,6 @@ func (h *KafkaHook) Close() error {
 	h.once.Do(func() {
 		close(h.produce)
 		h.wg.Wait()
-		err = h.conf.Producer.Close()
 	})
 	return err
 }