diff --git a/scaler/handlers.go b/scaler/handlers.go
index 482039a6..4920f2dc 100644
--- a/scaler/handlers.go
+++ b/scaler/handlers.go
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ func (e *impl) StreamIsActive(
 			if err != nil {
 				e.lggr.Error(
 					err,
-					"error getting active status in stream, continuing",
+					"error getting active status in stream",
 				)
-				continue
+				return err
 			}
 			server.Send(&externalscaler.IsActiveResponse{
 				Result: active.Result,
diff --git a/scaler/handlers_test.go b/scaler/handlers_test.go
index f6c4fa80..fd28954f 100644
--- a/scaler/handlers_test.go
+++ b/scaler/handlers_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	context "context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kedacore/http-add-on/pkg/routing"
 	externalscaler "github.com/kedacore/http-add-on/proto"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/test/bufconn"
 )
 
 func standardTarget() routing.Target {
@@ -22,7 +25,8 @@ func standardTarget() routing.Target {
 		123,
 	)
 }
-func TestIsActive(t *testing.T) {
+
+func TestStreamIsActive(t *testing.T) {
 	type testCase struct {
 		name        string
 		host        string
@@ -88,9 +92,136 @@ func TestIsActive(t *testing.T) {
 			lggr := logr.Discard()
 			table := routing.NewTable()
 			ticker, pinger, err := newFakeQueuePinger(ctx, lggr)
+			r.NoError(err)
+			defer ticker.Stop()
+			tc.setup(table, pinger)
+
+			hdl := newImpl(
+				lggr,
+				pinger,
+				table,
+				123,
+				200,
+			)
+
+			bufSize := 1024 * 1024
+			lis := bufconn.Listen(bufSize)
+			grpcServer := grpc.NewServer()
+			defer grpcServer.Stop()
+			externalscaler.RegisterExternalScalerServer(
+				grpcServer,
+				hdl,
+			)
+			go grpcServer.Serve(lis)
+
+			bufDialFunc := func(context.Context, string) (net.Conn, error) {
+				return lis.Dial()
+			}
+
+			conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, "bufnet", grpc.WithContextDialer(bufDialFunc), grpc.WithInsecure())
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("failed to create queue pinger: %v", err)
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to dial bufnet: %v", err)
 			}
+			defer conn.Close()
+
+			client := externalscaler.NewExternalScalerClient(conn)
+
+			testRef := &externalscaler.ScaledObjectRef{
+				ScalerMetadata: map[string]string{
+					"host": tc.host,
+				},
+			}
+
+			// First will see if we can establish the stream and handle this
+			// error.
+			streamClient, err := client.StreamIsActive(ctx, testRef)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("StreamIsActive failed: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Next, as in TestIsActive, we check for any error, expected
+			// or unexpected, for each table test.
+			res, err := streamClient.Recv()
+
+			if tc.expectedErr && err != nil {
+				return
+			} else if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected no error but got: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if tc.expected != res.Result {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected IsActive result %v, got: %v", tc.expected, res.Result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsActive(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		name        string
+		host        string
+		expected    bool
+		expectedErr bool
+		setup       func(*routing.Table, *queuePinger)
+	}
+
+	testCases := []testCase{
+		{
+			name:        "Simple host inactive",
+			host:        t.Name(),
+			expected:    false,
+			expectedErr: false,
+			setup: func(table *routing.Table, q *queuePinger) {
+				table.AddTarget(t.Name(), standardTarget())
+				q.pingMut.Lock()
+				defer q.pingMut.Unlock()
+				q.allCounts[t.Name()] = 0
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Host is 'interceptor'",
+			host:        "interceptor",
+			expected:    true,
+			expectedErr: false,
+			setup:       func(*routing.Table, *queuePinger) {},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Simple host active",
+			host:        t.Name(),
+			expected:    true,
+			expectedErr: false,
+			setup: func(table *routing.Table, q *queuePinger) {
+				table.AddTarget(t.Name(), standardTarget())
+				q.pingMut.Lock()
+				defer q.pingMut.Unlock()
+				q.allCounts[t.Name()] = 1
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "No host present, but host in routing table",
+			host:        t.Name(),
+			expected:    false,
+			expectedErr: false,
+			setup: func(table *routing.Table, q *queuePinger) {
+				table.AddTarget(t.Name(), standardTarget())
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "Host doesn't exist",
+			host:        t.Name(),
+			expected:    false,
+			expectedErr: true,
+			setup:       func(*routing.Table, *queuePinger) {},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := require.New(t)
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			lggr := logr.Discard()
+			table := routing.NewTable()
+			ticker, pinger, err := newFakeQueuePinger(ctx, lggr)
 			r.NoError(err)
 			defer ticker.Stop()
 			tc.setup(table, pinger)