diff --git a/nbt/snbt_decode.go b/nbt/snbt_decode.go
index 912df6b..282b8e6 100644
--- a/nbt/snbt_decode.go
+++ b/nbt/snbt_decode.go
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ func writeValue(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, tagName string) error {
 		}
 		literal := d.data[start:d.readIndex()]
 		tagType, litVal := parseLiteral(literal)
-		e.writeTag(tagType, tagName)
+		if err := e.writeTag(tagType, tagName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		return writeLiteralPayload(e, litVal)
 
 	case scanBeginCompound:
-		e.writeTag(TagCompound, tagName)
+		if err := e.writeTag(TagCompound, tagName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		return writeCompoundPayload(e, d)
 
 	case scanBeginList:
@@ -50,26 +54,29 @@ func writeValue(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, tagName string) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func writeLiteralPayload(e *Encoder, v interface{}) error {
+func writeLiteralPayload(e *Encoder, v interface{}) (err error) {
 	switch v.(type) {
 	case string:
 		str := v.(string)
-		e.writeInt16(int16(len(str)))
-		e.w.Write([]byte(str))
+		err = e.writeInt16(int16(len(str)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		_, err = e.w.Write([]byte(str))
 	case int8:
-		e.w.Write([]byte{byte(v.(int8))})
+		_, err = e.w.Write([]byte{byte(v.(int8))})
 	case int16:
-		e.writeInt16(v.(int16))
+		err = e.writeInt16(v.(int16))
 	case int32:
-		e.writeInt32(v.(int32))
+		err = e.writeInt32(v.(int32))
 	case int64:
-		e.writeInt64(v.(int64))
+		err = e.writeInt64(v.(int64))
 	case float32:
-		e.writeInt32(int32(math.Float32bits(v.(float32))))
+		err = e.writeInt32(int32(math.Float32bits(v.(float32))))
 	case float64:
-		e.writeInt64(int64(math.Float64bits(v.(float64))))
+		err = e.writeInt64(int64(math.Float64bits(v.(float64))))
 	}
-	return nil
+	return
 }
 
 func writeCompoundPayload(e *Encoder, d *decodeState) error {
@@ -106,7 +113,10 @@ func writeCompoundPayload(e *Encoder, d *decodeState) error {
 		if d.opcode != scanCompoundTagName {
 			panic(phasePanicMsg)
 		}
-		writeValue(e, d, tagName)
+
+		if err := writeValue(e, d, tagName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		// Next token must be , or }.
 		if d.opcode == scanSkipSpace {
@@ -122,16 +132,16 @@ func writeCompoundPayload(e *Encoder, d *decodeState) error {
 			panic(phasePanicMsg)
 		}
 	}
-	e.w.Write([]byte{TagEnd})
-	return nil
+	_, err := e.w.Write([]byte{TagEnd})
+	return err
 }
 
 func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string) (tagType byte, err error) {
 	d.scanWhile(scanSkipSpace)
 	if d.opcode == scanEndValue { // ']', empty TAG_List
-		e.writeListHeader(TagEnd, tagName, 0, writeTag)
+		err = e.writeListHeader(TagEnd, tagName, 0, writeTag)
 		d.scanNext()
-		return TagList, nil
+		return TagList, err
 	}
 
 	// We don't know the length of the List,
@@ -169,7 +179,9 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 				return TagList, d.error("unknown Array type")
 			}
 			if writeTag {
-				e.writeTag(tagType, tagName)
+				if err = e.writeTag(tagType, tagName); err != nil {
+					return
+				}
 			}
 			if d.opcode == scanSkipSpace {
 				d.scanWhile(scanSkipSpace)
@@ -177,7 +189,9 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 			d.scanWhile(scanSkipSpace)    // ;
 			if d.opcode == scanEndValue { // ]
 				// empty array
-				e.writeInt32(0)
+				if err = e.writeInt32(0); err != nil {
+					return
+				}
 				break
 			}
 			for {
@@ -193,17 +207,21 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 					return tagType, d.error(d.scan.errContext)
 				}
 				literal := d.data[start:d.readIndex()]
-				tagType, litVal := parseLiteral(literal)
-				if tagType != elemType {
-					return tagType, d.error("unexpected element type in TAG_Array")
+				subType, litVal := parseLiteral(literal)
+				if subType != elemType {
+					err = d.error("unexpected element type in TAG_Array")
+					return
 				}
 				switch elemType {
 				case TagByte:
-					e2.w.Write([]byte{byte(litVal.(int8))})
+					_, err = e2.w.Write([]byte{byte(litVal.(int8))})
 				case TagInt:
-					e2.writeInt32(litVal.(int32))
+					err = e2.writeInt32(litVal.(int32))
 				case TagLong:
-					e2.writeInt64(litVal.(int64))
+					err = e2.writeInt64(litVal.(int64))
+				}
+				if err != nil {
+					return
 				}
 				count++
 
@@ -221,8 +239,14 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 				}
 				d.scanWhile(scanSkipSpace) // ,
 			}
-			e.writeInt32(int32(count))
-			e.w.Write(buf.Bytes())
+
+			if err = e.writeInt32(int32(count)); err != nil {
+				return tagType, err
+			}
+			_, err = e.w.Write(buf.Bytes())
+			if err != nil {
+				return tagType, err
+			}
 			break
 		}
 		if d.opcode != scanListValue { // TAG_List<TAG_String>
@@ -237,7 +261,10 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 			if t != tagType {
 				return TagList, d.error("different TagType in List")
 			}
-			writeLiteralPayload(e2, v)
+			err = writeLiteralPayload(e2, v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return tagType, err
+			}
 			count++
 
 			// read ',' or ']'
@@ -260,8 +287,13 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 			}
 			literal = d.data[start:d.readIndex()]
 		}
-		e.writeListHeader(tagType, tagName, count, writeTag)
-		e.w.Write(buf.Bytes())
+
+		if err := e.writeListHeader(tagType, tagName, count, writeTag); err != nil {
+			return tagType, err
+		}
+		if _, err := e.w.Write(buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
+			return tagType, err
+		}
 	case scanBeginList: // TAG_List<TAG_List>
 		var elemType byte
 		for {
@@ -292,8 +324,13 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 			// read '['
 			d.scanNext()
 		}
-		e.writeListHeader(elemType, tagName, count, writeTag)
-		e.w.Write(buf.Bytes())
+
+		if err = e.writeListHeader(elemType, tagName, count, writeTag); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if _, err = e.w.Write(buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
 	case scanBeginCompound: // TAG_List<TAG_Compound>
 		for {
 			if d.opcode == scanSkipSpace {
@@ -302,7 +339,10 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 			if d.opcode != scanBeginCompound {
 				return TagList, d.error("different TagType in List")
 			}
-			writeCompoundPayload(e2, d)
+
+			if err = writeCompoundPayload(e2, d); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
 			count++
 			if d.opcode == scanSkipSpace {
 				d.scanWhile(scanSkipSpace)
@@ -323,8 +363,14 @@ func writeListOrArray(e *Encoder, d *decodeState, writeTag bool, tagName string)
 			// read '{'
 			d.scanNext()
 		}
-		e.writeListHeader(TagCompound, tagName, count, writeTag)
-		e.w.Write(buf.Bytes())
+
+		if err = e.writeListHeader(TagCompound, tagName, count, writeTag); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if _, err = e.w.Write(buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	d.scanNext()
 	return