client.go  | 6 +++++-
 torrent.go | 7 +++----

diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 4b0d0ac43627e71b576ebe6f229b9cc1ed066a58..e5daf8b5fae6afc0ac1dcedab410820134e07edb 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1244,7 +1244,11 @@ 					metadata_size, ok := metadata_sizeUntyped.(int64)
 					if !ok {
 						log.Printf("bad metadata_size type: %T", metadata_sizeUntyped)
 					} else {
-						t.setMetadataSize(metadata_size, cl)
+						err = t.setMetadataSize(metadata_size)
+						if err != nil {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("error setting metadata size to %d", metadata_size)
+							break
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				if _, ok := c.PeerExtensionIDs["ut_metadata"]; ok {
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 2f76ab9356eb914db75f41236582460bd088662e..7d027fae1037323df14134eee4a08634316e9135 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -275,14 +275,13 @@ 	return true
 }
 
 // TODO: Propagate errors to disconnect peer.
-func (t *Torrent) setMetadataSize(bytes int64, cl *Client) {
+func (t *Torrent) setMetadataSize(bytes int64) (err error) {
 	if t.haveInfo() {
 		// We already know the correct metadata size.
 		return
 	}
 	if bytes <= 0 || bytes > 10000000 { // 10MB, pulled from my ass.
-		log.Printf("%s: received bad metadata size: %d", t, bytes)
-		return
+		return errors.New("bad size")
 	}
 	if t.metadataBytes != nil && len(t.metadataBytes) == int(bytes) {
 		return
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ 	t.metadataCompletedChunks = make([]bool, (bytes+(1<<14)-1)/(1<<14))
 	for _, c := range t.conns {
 		c.requestPendingMetadata()
 	}
-
+	return
 }
 
 // The current working name for the torrent. Either the name in the info dict,