diff --git a/go/logic/applier.go b/go/logic/applier.go
index a7edaed24..b3b77e98d 100644
--- a/go/logic/applier.go
+++ b/go/logic/applier.go
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ func (this *Applier) InitiateHeartbeat() {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err := injectHeartbeat(); err != nil {
+			this.migrationContext.PanicAbort <- fmt.Errorf("injectHeartbeat writing failed %d times, last error: %w", numSuccessiveFailures, err)
 			return
 		}
 	}