diff --git a/meshtastic/tcp_interface.py b/meshtastic/tcp_interface.py
index 670335c..ee17e97 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tcp_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tcp_interface.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class TCPInterface(StreamInterface):
             except OSError as e:
                 logger.error(f"Socket send error, reconnecting: {e}")
                 self._reconnect()
+                raise
 
     def _readBytes(self, length) -> Optional[bytes]:
         """Read an array of bytes from our stream"""
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_tcp_interface.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_tcp_interface.py
index 60bee57..5857a7c 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_tcp_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_tcp_interface.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ def test_TCPInterface_reconnect():
             iface = TCPInterface(hostname="localhost", noProto=True)
             old_socket = iface.socket
             assert old_socket is not None
-            
+
             iface._reconnect()
-            
+
             assert old_socket.close.called
             # We expect socket class to be instantiated at least twice (init + reconnect)
             assert mock_socket.call_count >= 2
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@ def test_TCPInterface_reconnect():
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_TCPInterface_writeBytes_reconnects():
-    """Test that _writeBytes calls _reconnect on OSError"""
+    """Test that _writeBytes reconnects and re-raises on OSError."""
     with patch("socket.socket"):
         iface = TCPInterface(hostname="localhost", noProto=True)
         iface.socket.sendall.side_effect = OSError("Broken pipe")
-        
-        with patch.object(iface, '_reconnect') as mock_reconnect:
-            iface._writeBytes(b"some data")
+
+        with patch.object(iface, "_reconnect") as mock_reconnect:
+            with pytest.raises(OSError, match="Broken pipe"):
+                iface._writeBytes(b"some data")
             mock_reconnect.assert_called_once()
 
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ def test_TCPInterface_readBytes_reconnects():
         iface = TCPInterface(hostname="localhost", noProto=True)
         # Mock the socket instance on the interface
         iface.socket.recv.return_value = b''
-        
+
         with patch.object(iface, '_reconnect') as mock_reconnect:
             iface._readBytes(10)
             mock_reconnect.assert_called_once()