diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.h b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.h
index b2881ac06..20720e723 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.h
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  * Shuts down the C++ task runner. After the runner is closed, any calls that send input data to the
  * runner are illegal and will receive errors.
  */
-- (absl::Status)close;
+- (BOOL)closeWithError:(NSError **)error;
 
 - (instancetype)init NS_UNAVAILABLE;
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.mm b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.mm
index a57846338..0813760c2 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.mm
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/core/sources/MPPTaskRunner.mm
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ using TaskRunnerCpp = ::mediapipe::tasks::core::TaskRunner;
   return [MPPCommonUtils checkCppError:sendStatus toError:error];
 }
 
-- (absl::Status)close {
-  return _cppTaskRunner->Close();
+- (BOOL)closeWithError:(NSError **)error {
+  absl::Status closeStatus = _cppTaskRunner->Close();
+  return [MPPCommonUtils checkCppError:closeStatus toError:error];
 }
 
 @end