diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
index 47eb88ad8..6654bafa8 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ ftl_band_read_md(struct ftl_band *band, struct ftl_md *md, void *data, size_t lb
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	return ftl_io_read((struct ftl_io *)io);
+	ftl_io_read((struct ftl_io *)io);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
index d1906bb17..a938d8163 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ ftl_read_canceled(int rc)
 	return rc == 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static void
 ftl_submit_read(struct ftl_io *io, ftl_next_ppa_fn next_ppa,
 		void *ctx)
 {
@@ -734,12 +734,12 @@ ftl_submit_read(struct ftl_io *io, ftl_next_ppa_fn next_ppa,
 					   ftl_ppa_addr_pack(io->dev, ppa), lbk_cnt,
 					   ftl_io_cmpl_cb, io, 0);
 
-		if (rc != 0 && rc != -ENOMEM) {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_read failed with status: %d\n", rc);
-			io->status = -EIO;
-			break;
-		} else if (rc == -ENOMEM) {
+		if (rc) {
 			io->status = rc;
+
+			if (rc != -ENOMEM) {
+				SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_nvme_ns_cmd_read failed with status: %d\n", rc);
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -753,8 +753,6 @@ ftl_submit_read(struct ftl_io *io, ftl_next_ppa_fn next_ppa,
 	if (ftl_io_done(io)) {
 		ftl_io_complete(io);
 	}
-
-	return rc;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1322,7 +1320,6 @@ ftl_io_write(struct ftl_io *io)
 }
 
 
-
 static int
 _spdk_ftl_write(struct ftl_io *io)
 {
@@ -1379,7 +1376,7 @@ spdk_ftl_write(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, uint64_t lb
 	return _spdk_ftl_write(io);
 }
 
-int
+void
 ftl_io_read(struct ftl_io *io)
 {
 	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev = io->dev;
@@ -1392,11 +1389,11 @@ ftl_io_read(struct ftl_io *io)
 			next_ppa = ftl_lba_read_next_ppa;
 		}
 
-		return ftl_submit_read(io, next_ppa, NULL);
+		ftl_submit_read(io, next_ppa, NULL);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	spdk_thread_send_msg(ftl_get_read_thread(dev), _ftl_read, io);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1433,7 +1430,8 @@ spdk_ftl_read(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch, uint64_t lba
 	}
 
 	ftl_io_user_init(dev, io, lba, lba_cnt, iov, iov_cnt, cb_fn, cb_arg, FTL_IO_READ);
-	return ftl_io_read(io);
+	ftl_io_read(io);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct ftl_flush *
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
index af07bcfc7..f0f1eb912 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ struct spdk_ftl_dev {
 typedef void (*ftl_restore_fn)(struct spdk_ftl_dev *, struct ftl_restore *, int);
 
 void	ftl_apply_limits(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
-int	ftl_io_read(struct ftl_io *io);
+void	ftl_io_read(struct ftl_io *io);
 int	ftl_io_write(struct ftl_io *io);
 int	ftl_io_erase(struct ftl_io *io);
 int	ftl_io_flush(struct ftl_io *io);
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c
index 3e031c0a2..894e1ceb0 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_io.c
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ ftl_io_complete(struct ftl_io *io)
 void
 ftl_io_process_error(struct ftl_io *io, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *status)
 {
-	io->status = -EIO;
-
 	/* TODO: add error handling for specifc cases */
 	if (status->status.sct == SPDK_NVME_SCT_MEDIA_ERROR &&
 	    status->status.sc == SPDK_OCSSD_SC_READ_HIGH_ECC) {
-		io->status = 0;
+		return;
 	}
+
+	io->status = -EIO;
 }
 
 void *
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
index 756c7003f..a4e22e4a0 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c
@@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ ftl_reloc_read(struct ftl_band_reloc *breloc, struct ftl_io *io)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return ftl_io_read(io);
+	ftl_io_read(io);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
index 20d2e8eb0..fd800b0e7 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ftl/ftl_reloc.c/ftl_reloc_ut.c
@@ -125,11 +125,10 @@ ftl_band_ppa_from_lbkoff(struct ftl_band *band, uint64_t lbkoff)
 	return ppa;
 }
 
-int
+void
 ftl_io_read(struct ftl_io *io)
 {
 	io->cb.fn(io->cb.ctx, 0);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 int