diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandler.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandler.java
index f2054bcc..1069d353 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandler.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandler.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import graphql.ErrorType;
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.GraphQLError;
+import graphql.GraphqlErrorBuilder;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public class GraphQlSseHandler extends AbstractGraphQlHttpHandler {
 		if (response.getData() instanceof Publisher) {
 			resultFlux = Flux.from((Publisher<ExecutionResult>) response.getData())
 					.map(ExecutionResult::toSpecification)
-					.onErrorResume(SubscriptionPublisherException.class, (ex) -> Mono.just(ex.toMap()));
+					.onErrorResume(this::exceptionToResultMap);
 		}
 		else {
 			if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -102,14 +103,25 @@ public class GraphQlSseHandler extends AbstractGraphQlHttpHandler {
 		}
 
 		Flux<ServerSentEvent<Map<String, Object>>> sseFlux =
-				resultFlux.map((event) -> ServerSentEvent.builder(event).event("next").build());
+				resultFlux.map((event) -> ServerSentEvent.builder(event).event("next").build())
+						.concatWith(COMPLETE_EVENT);
 
 		Mono<ServerResponse> responseMono = ServerResponse.ok()
 				.contentType(MediaType.TEXT_EVENT_STREAM)
-				.body(BodyInserters.fromServerSentEvents(sseFlux.concatWith(COMPLETE_EVENT)))
+				.body(BodyInserters.fromServerSentEvents(sseFlux))
 				.onErrorResume(Throwable.class, (ex) -> ServerResponse.badRequest().build());
 
 		return ((this.timeout != null) ? responseMono.timeout(this.timeout) : responseMono);
 	}
 
+	private Mono<Map<String, Object>> exceptionToResultMap(Throwable ex) {
+		return Mono.just((ex instanceof SubscriptionPublisherException spe) ?
+				spe.toMap() :
+				GraphqlErrorBuilder.newError()
+						.message("Subscription error")
+						.errorType(org.springframework.graphql.execution.ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR)
+						.build()
+						.toSpecification());
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandler.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandler.java
index 30534c71..50e340e0 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandler.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandler.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import graphql.ErrorType;
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.GraphQLError;
+import graphql.GraphqlErrorBuilder;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.BaseSubscriber;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
@@ -119,10 +120,10 @@ public class GraphQlSseHandler extends AbstractGraphQlHttpHandler {
 
 		@Override
 		protected void hookOnNext(Map<String, Object> value) {
-			writeResult(value);
+			sendNext(value);
 		}
 
-		private void writeResult(Map<String, Object> value) {
+		private void sendNext(Map<String, Object> value) {
 			try {
 				this.sseBuilder.event("next");
 				this.sseBuilder.data(value);
@@ -139,18 +140,21 @@ public class GraphQlSseHandler extends AbstractGraphQlHttpHandler {
 
 		@Override
 		protected void hookOnError(Throwable ex) {
-			if (ex instanceof SubscriptionPublisherException spe) {
-				ExecutionResult result = ExecutionResult.newExecutionResult().errors(spe.getErrors()).build();
-				writeResult(result.toSpecification());
-				hookOnComplete();
-			}
-			else {
-				this.sseBuilder.error(ex);
-			}
+			sendNext(exceptionToResultMap(ex));
+			sendComplete();
 		}
 
-		@Override
-		protected void hookOnComplete() {
+		private static Map<String, Object> exceptionToResultMap(Throwable ex) {
+			return ((ex instanceof SubscriptionPublisherException spe) ?
+					spe.toMap() :
+					GraphqlErrorBuilder.newError()
+							.message("Subscription error")
+							.errorType(org.springframework.graphql.execution.ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR)
+							.build()
+							.toSpecification());
+		}
+
+		private void sendComplete() {
 			try {
 				this.sseBuilder.event("complete").data("");
 			}
@@ -160,6 +164,11 @@ public class GraphQlSseHandler extends AbstractGraphQlHttpHandler {
 			this.sseBuilder.complete();
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		protected void hookOnComplete() {
+			sendComplete();
+		}
+
 		static Consumer<ServerResponse.SseBuilder> connect(Flux<Map<String, Object>> resultFlux) {
 			return (sseBuilder) -> {
 				SseSubscriber subscriber = new SseSubscriber(sseBuilder);
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java
index ff0fcce6..60cb2394 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webflux/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class GraphQlSseHandlerTests {
 
 	private static final DataFetcher<?> SEARCH_DATA_FETCHER = env -> {
 		String author = env.getArgument("author");
-		return Flux.fromIterable(BookSource.books()).filter((book) -> book.getAuthor().getFullName().contains(author));
+		return Flux.fromIterable(BookSource.books())
+				.filter((book) -> book.getAuthor().getFullName().contains(author));
 	};
 
 	private final MockServerHttpRequest httpRequest = MockServerHttpRequest.post("/graphql")
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java
index f870df10..ecaf18dd 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/server/webmvc/GraphQlSseHandlerTests.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
  *
  * @author Brian Clozel
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("ReactiveStreamsUnusedPublisher")
 class GraphQlSseHandlerTests {
 
 	private static final List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> MESSAGE_READERS =
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class GraphQlSseHandlerTests {
 	void shouldWriteMultipleEventsForSubscription() throws Exception {
 		GraphQlSseHandler handler = createSseHandler(SEARCH_DATA_FETCHER);
 		MockHttpServletRequest request = createServletRequest("""
-				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\\"Orwell\\\") { id name } }" }
+				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\"Orwell\\") { id name } }" }
 				""");
 		MockHttpServletResponse response = handleAndAwait(request, handler);
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class GraphQlSseHandlerTests {
 
 		GraphQlSseHandler handler = createSseHandler(errorDataFetcher);
 		MockHttpServletRequest request = createServletRequest("""
-				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\\"Orwell\\\") { id name } }" }
+				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\"Orwell\\") { id name } }" }
 				""");
 		MockHttpServletResponse response = handleAndAwait(request, handler);
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ class GraphQlSseHandlerTests {
 	void shouldCancelDataFetcherPublisherWhenWritingFails() throws Exception {
 		GraphQlSseHandler handler = createSseHandler(SEARCH_DATA_FETCHER);
 		MockHttpServletRequest servletRequest = createServletRequest("""
-				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\\"Orwell\\\") { id name } }" }
+				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\"Orwell\\") { id name } }" }
 				""");
 		HttpServletResponse servletResponse = mock(HttpServletResponse.class);
 		ServletOutputStream outputStream = mock(ServletOutputStream.class);
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ class GraphQlSseHandlerTests {
 
 		GraphQlSseHandler handler = createSseHandler(errorDataFetcher);
 		MockHttpServletRequest servletRequest = createServletRequest("""
-				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\\"Orwell\\\") { id name } }" }
+				{ "query": "subscription TestSubscription { bookSearch(author:\\"Orwell\\") { id name } }" }
 				""");
 
 		MockHttpServletResponse servletResponse = handleRequest(servletRequest, handler);