diff --git a/packages/@uppy/xhr-upload/src/index.ts b/packages/@uppy/xhr-upload/src/index.ts
index 1e49df2528..ebb385e7cb 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/xhr-upload/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@uppy/xhr-upload/src/index.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export default class XHRUpload<
             )
           }
 
-          throw error
+          return undefined
         }
       }
     }