diff --git a/src/__test__/wrap.test.ts b/src/__test__/wrap.test.ts
index 0298187..bfde055 100644
--- a/src/__test__/wrap.test.ts
+++ b/src/__test__/wrap.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
-import { ALBResult, APIGatewayProxyStructuredResultV2, CloudFrontResultResponse, Context } from 'aws-lambda';
+import {
+  ALBResult,
+  APIGatewayProxyStructuredResultV2,
+  CloudFrontResultResponse,
+  Context,
+  KinesisStreamBatchResponse,
+  KinesisStreamEvent,
+} from 'aws-lambda';
 import { describe, beforeEach, it } from 'node:test';
 import assert from 'node:assert';
 import { lf } from '../function.js';
@@ -235,7 +242,7 @@ describe('LambdaWrap', () => {
 
   it('should pass body through', async () => {
     const fn = lf.handler(() => {
-      return { body: 'fooBar' };
+      return 'fooBar';
     });
     const ret = await new Promise((resolve) => fn(ApiGatewayExample, fakeContext, (a, b) => resolve(b)));
     assert.equal(ret, 'fooBar');
@@ -298,4 +305,28 @@ describe('LambdaWrap', () => {
 
     delete process.env['TRACE_LAMBDA'];
   });
+
+  it('should allow straight responses', async () => {
+    function fakeFn(req: LambdaRequest<KinesisStreamEvent>): KinesisStreamBatchResponse | void {
+      if (req.event.Records.length === 0) return;
+
+      return {
+        batchItemFailures: req.event.Records.map((f) => {
+          return { itemIdentifier: f.kinesis.sequenceNumber };
+        }),
+      };
+    }
+
+    const fn = lf.handler<KinesisStreamEvent, KinesisStreamBatchResponse | void>(fakeFn);
+
+    const emptyResponse = await new Promise((resolve) => fn({ Records: [] }, fakeContext, (a, b) => resolve(b)));
+    assert.deepEqual(emptyResponse, undefined);
+
+    const actualResponse = await new Promise((resolve) =>
+      fn({ Records: [{ kinesis: { sequenceNumber: '123' } }] } as KinesisStreamEvent, fakeContext, (a, b) =>
+        resolve(b),
+      ),
+    );
+    assert.deepEqual(actualResponse, { batchItemFailures: [{ itemIdentifier: '123' }] });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/function.ts b/src/function.ts
index d4c45df..6fccfa0 100644
--- a/src/function.ts
+++ b/src/function.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class lf {
    * @param logger optional logger to use for the request @see lf.Logger
    */
   public static handler<TEvent, TResult = unknown>(
-    fn: LambdaWrappedFunction<TEvent>,
+    fn: LambdaWrappedFunction<TEvent, TResult>,
     options?: Partial<LambdaHandlerOptions>,
     logger?: LogType,
   ): LambdaHandler<TEvent, TResult> {
@@ -176,8 +176,10 @@ export class lf {
             if (req.logContext['err']) return callback(req.logContext['err'] as Error);
             if (res.status > 399) return callback(req.toResponse(res) as unknown as string);
           }
+          return callback(null, req.toResponse(res));
         }
-        return callback(null, req.toResponse(res));
+
+        return callback(null, res);
       });
     }
     return handler;