diff --git a/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java b/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java
index bdcf1b5069b..9c35e2b53ae 100644
--- a/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java
+++ b/speech/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/speech/Recognize.java
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ public void onError(Throwable t) {
           System.out.println("Stop speaking.");
           targetDataLine.stop();
           targetDataLine.close();
+          break;
         }
         request =
             StreamingRecognizeRequest.newBuilder()