diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index 7978f979d..6af5cb96e 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -1981,8 +1981,7 @@ struct server_context {
                                 slot.state = SLOT_STATE_PROCESSING;
                                 slot.command = SLOT_COMMAND_NONE;
                                 slot.release();
-                                slot.print_timings();
-                                send_final_response(slot);
+                                send_error(slot, "input is too large to process. increase the physical batch size", ERROR_TYPE_SERVER);
                                 continue;
                             }
                         } else {