diff --git a/examples/internal/integration/integration_test.go b/examples/internal/integration/integration_test.go
index 12a33f01d9f..f7caa5fdf43 100644
--- a/examples/internal/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/examples/internal/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ func testABEBulkEchoDurationError(t *testing.T, port int) {
 		defer reqw.Close()
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 			s := fmt.Sprintf("%d.123s", i)
-			if i == 9 {
+			if i == 5 {
 				s = "invalidDurationFormat"
 			}
 			buf, err := marshaler.Marshal(s)
@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ func testABEBulkEchoDurationError(t *testing.T, port int) {
 	}
 
 	var got []*durationpb.Duration
+	var invalidArgumentCount int
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
@@ -1515,7 +1516,9 @@ func testABEBulkEchoDurationError(t *testing.T, port int) {
 				code, ok := item.Error["code"].(float64)
 				if !ok {
 					t.Errorf("item.Error[code] not found or not a number: %#v; i = %d", item.Error, i)
-				} else if int32(code) != 3 {
+				} else if int32(code) == 3 {
+					invalidArgumentCount++
+				} else {
 					t.Errorf("item.Error[code] = %v; want 3; i = %d", code, i)
 				}
 				continue
@@ -1527,11 +1530,14 @@ func testABEBulkEchoDurationError(t *testing.T, port int) {
 			}
 			got = append(got, msg)
 		}
+
+		if invalidArgumentCount != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("got %d errors with code 3; want exactly 1", invalidArgumentCount)
+		}
 	}()
 
 	wg.Wait()
-
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want[:len(got)], protocmp.Transform()); diff != "" {
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want[:5], protocmp.Transform()); diff != "" {
 		t.Error(diff)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/examples/internal/server/a_bit_of_everything.go b/examples/internal/server/a_bit_of_everything.go
index 1a4b548f500..fbf5847b146 100644
--- a/examples/internal/server/a_bit_of_everything.go
+++ b/examples/internal/server/a_bit_of_everything.go
@@ -326,18 +326,6 @@ func (s *_ABitOfEverythingServer) BulkEcho(stream examples.StreamService_BulkEch
 }
 
 func (s *_ABitOfEverythingServer) BulkEchoDuration(stream examples.StreamService_BulkEchoDurationServer) error {
-	var msgs []*durationpb.Duration
-	for {
-		msg, err := stream.Recv()
-		if err == io.EOF {
-			break
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		msgs = append(msgs, msg)
-	}
-
 	hmd := metadata.New(map[string]string{
 		"foo": "foo1",
 		"bar": "bar1",
@@ -346,18 +334,47 @@ func (s *_ABitOfEverythingServer) BulkEchoDuration(stream examples.StreamService
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, msg := range msgs {
-		grpclog.Info(msg)
-		if err := stream.Send(msg); err != nil {
-			return err
+	// Channel to coordinate between read and write goroutines
+	msgChan := make(chan *durationpb.Duration)
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer close(msgChan)
+		for {
+			msg, err := stream.Recv()
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+			msgChan <- msg
 		}
-	}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		for msg := range msgChan {
+			grpclog.Info(msg)
+			if err := stream.Send(msg); err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		// Sleep to mock the delay in receiving the request close.
+		// Accommodates the integration test client which is not a true
+		// bidirectional streaming client that supports request streaming.
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		close(errChan)
+	}()
+
+	err := <-errChan
 
 	stream.SetTrailer(metadata.New(map[string]string{
 		"foo": "foo2",
 		"bar": "bar2",
 	}))
-	return nil
+	return err
 }
 
 func (s *_ABitOfEverythingServer) DeepPathEcho(ctx context.Context, msg *examples.ABitOfEverything) (*examples.ABitOfEverything, error) {
diff --git a/runtime/errors.go b/runtime/errors.go
index 003944d6565..41cd4f5030e 100644
--- a/runtime/errors.go
+++ b/runtime/errors.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func HTTPError(ctx context.Context, mux *ServeMux, marshaler Marshaler, w http.R
 	mux.errorHandler(ctx, mux, marshaler, w, r, err)
 }
 
-// HttpStreamError uses the mux-configured stream error handler to notify error to the client without closing the connection.
+// HTTPStreamError uses the mux-configured stream error handler to notify error to the client without closing the connection.
 func HTTPStreamError(ctx context.Context, mux *ServeMux, marshaler Marshaler, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err error) {
 	st := mux.streamErrorHandler(ctx, err)
 	msg := errorChunk(st)