diff --git a/.gx/lastpubver b/.gx/lastpubver
index f8b4e5b7ffa4ed541df70ecdb763216e4074ea24..270c9b79b4908c4806dce8d1e107f6f3d7f1d9be 100644
--- a/.gx/lastpubver
+++ b/.gx/lastpubver
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.5: QmZ9hww8R3FKrDRCYPxhN13m6XgjPDpaSvdUfisPvERzXz
+1.0.6: QmWGgKRz5S24SqaAapF5PPCfYfLT7MexJZewN5M82CQTzs
diff --git a/encoding.go b/encoding.go
index 0a4b88db3fe40aff3599b7e8adc5196cc44989c2..cd1d07e28937f6f4311eef39f0d2dc06d23408c0 100644
--- a/encoding.go
+++ b/encoding.go
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ func MakeTypedEncoder(f interface{}) func(*Request) func(io.Writer) Encoder {
 			reflect.ValueOf(i),
 		})
 
-		return out[0].Interface().(error)
+		err, ok := out[0].Interface().(error)
+		if ok {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/encoding_test.go b/encoding_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e42efe0a5af0bfa29fae8e7b629a5d0395acc02f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encoding_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package cmds
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type fooTestObj struct {
+	Good bool
+}
+
+func TestMakeTypedEncoder(t *testing.T) {
+	expErr := fmt.Errorf("command fooTestObj failed")
+	f := MakeTypedEncoder(func(req *Request, w io.Writer, v *fooTestObj) error {
+		if v.Good {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return expErr
+	})
+
+	req := &Request{}
+
+	encoderFunc := f(req)
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	encoder := encoderFunc(buf)
+
+	if err := encoder.Encode(&fooTestObj{true}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := encoder.Encode(&fooTestObj{false}); err != expErr {
+		t.Fatal("expected: ", expErr)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f31c17245591ba9471cf8cdeec6bb74b5e8ee46f..b1373c9b93dbf73c0dcb3fb962d5fafcaf0166f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "name": "go-ipfs-cmds",
   "releaseCmd": "git commit -a -m \"gx publish $VERSION\"",
-  "version": "1.0.5"
+  "version": "1.0.6"
 }