diff --git a/src/format.c b/src/format.c
index 5d1e9353..76a30bee 100644
--- a/src/format.c
+++ b/src/format.c
@@ -1541,10 +1541,17 @@ static BOOL WriteDrive(HANDLE hPhysicalDrive, HANDLE hSourceImage)
 	LastRefresh = 0;
 
 	if (img_report.compression_type != BLED_COMPRESSION_NONE) {
+		int64_t bled_ret;
 		uprintf("Writing Compressed Image...");
 		bled_init(_uprintf, update_progress, &FormatStatus);
-		bled_uncompress_with_handles(hSourceImage, hPhysicalDrive, img_report.compression_type);
+		bled_ret = bled_uncompress_with_handles(hSourceImage, hPhysicalDrive, img_report.compression_type);
 		bled_exit();
+		if (bled_ret < 0 && SCODE_CODE(FormatStatus) != ERROR_CANCELLED) {
+			// Unfortunately, different compression backends return different negative error codes
+			uprintf("Writing compressed image failed: %" PRIi64, bled_ret);
+			FormatStatus = ERROR_SEVERITY_ERROR | FAC(FACILITY_STORAGE) | ERROR_WRITE_FAULT;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	} else {
 		uprintf(hSourceImage?"Writing Image...":"Zeroing drive...");
 		// Our buffer size must be a multiple of the sector size and *ALIGNED* to the sector size