diff --git a/plugins/drivers/client.go b/plugins/drivers/client.go
index fd835ee53..592d47b74 100644
--- a/plugins/drivers/client.go
+++ b/plugins/drivers/client.go
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ func (d *driverPluginClient) handleStats(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- *cstruct
 		select {
 		case ch <- stats:
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
 		}
 	}
 }