diff --git a/crates/samedec/src/app.rs b/crates/samedec/src/app.rs
index bf6bfc1..93bcbdc 100644
--- a/crates/samedec/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/samedec/src/app.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ impl State<Waiting> {
             return Some(msg.into());
         }
 
-        None
+        // end of file; flush any remaining messages out of the decoder
+        Some(receiver.flush()?.into())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/samedec/src/main.rs b/crates/samedec/src/main.rs
index 1c5bffd..591e31f 100644
--- a/crates/samedec/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/samedec/src/main.rs
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@ fn samedec() -> Result<(), CliError> {
         std::iter::from_fn(|| Some(inbuf.read_i16::<NativeEndian>().ok()?)),
     );
 
-    // flush all data samples out of the decoder
-    match rx.flush() {
-        Some(lastmsg) => {
-            if !args.quiet {
-                println!("{}", lastmsg)
-            }
-        }
-        None => {}
-    }
-
     Ok(())
 }