diff --git a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/stage.go b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/stage.go
index c363eb63a725..4d8d4621168d 100644
--- a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/stage.go
+++ b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/stage.go
@@ -117,15 +117,10 @@ func (s *stage) Execute(ctx context.Context, j *jobservices.Job, wk *worker.W, c
 
 		slog.Debug("Execute: processing", "bundle", rb)
 		defer b.Cleanup(wk)
-		b.Fail = func(errMsg string) {
-			slog.Debug("job failed", "bundle", rb, "job", j)
-			err := fmt.Errorf("stage exec %v", errMsg)
-			j.Failed(err)
-		}
 		dataReady = b.ProcessOn(ctx, wk)
 	default:
 		err := fmt.Errorf("unknown environment[%v]", s.envID)
-		slog.Error("Execute", err)
+		slog.Error("Execute", "error", err)
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
@@ -195,6 +190,9 @@ progress:
 	var resp *fnpb.ProcessBundleResponse
 	select {
 	case resp = <-b.Resp:
+		if b.BundleErr != nil {
+			return b.BundleErr
+		}
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return context.Cause(ctx)
 	}
diff --git a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/worker/bundle.go b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/worker/bundle.go
index 86a7a53d01ae..98479e3db071 100644
--- a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/worker/bundle.go
+++ b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/runners/prism/internal/worker/bundle.go
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ type B struct {
 	dataSema   atomic.Int32
 	OutputData engine.TentativeData
 
-	Resp chan *fnpb.ProcessBundleResponse
+	Resp      chan *fnpb.ProcessBundleResponse
+	BundleErr error
+	responded bool
 
 	SinkToPCollection map[string]string
-
-	Fail func(err string) // Called if bundle returns an error.
-	responded bool
 }
 
 // Init initializes the bundle's internal state for waiting on all
@@ -89,12 +88,12 @@ func (b *B) LogValue() slog.Value {
 
 func (b *B) Respond(resp *fnpb.InstructionResponse) {
 	if b.responded {
-		slog.Warn("second bundle response", "bundle", b, "resp", resp)
+		slog.Warn("additional bundle response", "bundle", b, "resp", resp)
 		return
 	}
 	b.responded = true
 	if resp.GetError() != "" {
-		b.Fail(resp.GetError())
+		b.BundleErr = fmt.Errorf("bundle %v failed:%v", resp.GetInstructionId(), resp.GetError())
 		close(b.Resp)
 		return
 	}