diff --git a/stream.go b/stream.go
index ef19170..fbe94d5 100644
--- a/stream.go
+++ b/stream.go
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ type SSEEvent struct {
 	Data string
 }
 
-func (e *SSEEvent) decode(b []byte) error {
+// decodeSSEEvent parses the raw SSE event data and returns an SSEEvent pointer and an error.
+func decodeSSEEvent(b []byte) (*SSEEvent, error) {
 	chunks := [][]byte{}
+	e := &SSEEvent{Type: SSETypeDefault}
+
 	for _, line := range bytes.Split(b, []byte("\n")) {
 		// Parse field and value from line
 		parts := bytes.SplitN(line, []byte{':'}, 2)
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ func (e *SSEEvent) decode(b []byte) error {
 		if len(parts) == 2 {
 			value = parts[1]
 			// Trim leading space if present
-			value, _ = bytes.CutPrefix(value, []byte(" "))
+			value = bytes.TrimPrefix(value, []byte(" "))
 		}
 
 		switch field {
@@ -73,16 +76,21 @@ func (e *SSEEvent) decode(b []byte) error {
 
 	data := bytes.Join(chunks, []byte("\n"))
 	if !utf8.Valid(data) {
-		return ErrInvalidUTF8Data
+		return nil, ErrInvalidUTF8Data
 	}
 	e.Data = string(data)
 
-	return nil
+	// Return nil if event data is empty and event type is not "done"
+	if e.Data == "" && e.Type != SSETypeDone {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return e, nil
 }
 
 func (e *SSEEvent) String() string {
 	switch e.Type {
-	case "output":
+	case SSETypeOutput:
 		return e.Data
 	default:
 		return ""
@@ -126,9 +134,6 @@ func (r *Client) StreamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction) (
 }
 
 func (r *Client) streamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction, lastEvent *SSEEvent, sseChan chan SSEEvent, errChan chan error) {
-	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
-	done := make(chan struct{})
-
 	url := prediction.URLs["stream"]
 	if url == "" {
 		errChan <- errors.New("streaming not supported or not enabled for this prediction")
@@ -137,7 +142,10 @@ func (r *Client) streamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction, l
 
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		errChan <- fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
+		select {
+		case errChan <- fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err):
+		default:
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "text/event-stream")
@@ -150,15 +158,23 @@ func (r *Client) streamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction, l
 
 	resp, err := r.c.Do(req)
 	if err != nil || resp == nil {
-		if resp != nil {
-			resp.Body.Close()
+		if resp == nil {
+			err = errors.New("received nil response")
+		} else {
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+		}
+		select {
+		case errChan <- fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %w", err):
+		default:
 		}
-		errChan <- fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %w", err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		errChan <- fmt.Errorf("received invalid status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+		select {
+		case errChan <- fmt.Errorf("received invalid status code: %d", resp.StatusCode):
+		default:
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -166,6 +182,9 @@ func (r *Client) streamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction, l
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	lineChan := make(chan []byte)
 
+	g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+
 	g.Go(func() error {
 		defer close(lineChan)
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
@@ -208,18 +227,22 @@ func (r *Client) streamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction, l
 					b := buf.Bytes()
 					buf.Reset()
 
-					event := SSEEvent{Type: SSETypeDefault}
-					if err := event.decode(b); err != nil {
+					event, err := decodeSSEEvent(b)
+					if err != nil {
 						select {
 						case errChan <- err:
 						default:
 						}
-						close(done)
-						return
+						continue
+					}
+
+					if event == nil {
+						// Skip empty events
+						continue
 					}
 
 					select {
-					case sseChan <- event:
+					case sseChan <- *event:
 					case <-done:
 						return
 					case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -238,9 +261,6 @@ func (r *Client) streamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction, l
 	go func() {
 		err := g.Wait()
 
-		defer close(sseChan)
-		defer close(errChan)
-
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
 				// Attempt to reconnect if the connection was closed before the stream was done
@@ -255,5 +275,8 @@ func (r *Client) streamPrediction(ctx context.Context, prediction *Prediction, l
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		close(sseChan)
+		close(errChan)
 	}()
 }