--- src/sysfiles.c.orig	2018-11-01 16:56:12.000000000 -0600
+++ src/sysfiles.c	2019-02-07 13:07:58.554757018 -0700
@@ -159,21 +159,23 @@ SYS_SY_BUFFER syBuffers[32];
 /* utility to check return value of 'write'  */
 ssize_t echoandcheck(int fid, const char *buf, size_t count) {
   int ret;
+  static int depth = 0;
+  depth++;
   if (syBuf[fid].type == gzip_socket) {
       ret = gzwrite(syBuf[fid].gzfp, buf, count);
-      if (ret < 0)
+      if (ret < 0 && depth == 1)
           ErrorQuit(
               "Could not write to compressed file, see 'LastSystemError();'\n",
               0L, 0L);
   }
   else {
       ret = write(syBuf[fid].echo, buf, count);
-      if (ret < 0)
+      if (ret < 0 && depth == 1)
           ErrorQuit("Could not write to file descriptor %d, see "
                     "'LastSystemError();'\n",
                     syBuf[fid].fp, 0L);
   }
-
+  depth--;
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1636,21 +1638,27 @@ Int SyWrite(Int fid, const void * ptr, s
 static ssize_t SyWriteandcheck(Int fid, const void * buf, size_t count)
 {
     int ret;
+    static int depth = 0;
+    depth++;
     if (syBuf[fid].type == gzip_socket) {
         ret = gzwrite(syBuf[fid].gzfp, buf, count);
-        if (ret < 0)
+        if (ret < 0 && depth == 1) {
             ErrorQuit(
                 "Cannot write to compressed file, see 'LastSystemError();'\n",
                 0L, 0L);
+        }
     }
     else {
         ret = write(syBuf[fid].fp, buf, count);
-        if (ret < 0)
+        if (ret < 0 && depth == 1) {
             ErrorQuit("Cannot write to file descriptor %d, see "
                       "'LastSystemError();'\n",
                       syBuf[fid].fp, 0L);
+        }
     }
 
+    depth--;
+
     return ret;
 }