diff --git a/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller.go b/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller.go
index 5e58b566..ffee741b 100644
--- a/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller.go
+++ b/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller.go
@@ -49,40 +49,42 @@ func NewStreamFlowController(
 	}
 }
 
-// UpdateHighestReceived updates the highestReceived value, if the byteOffset is higher
-// it returns an ErrReceivedSmallerByteOffset if the received byteOffset is smaller than any byteOffset received before
-func (c *streamFlowController) UpdateHighestReceived(byteOffset protocol.ByteCount, final bool) error {
+// UpdateHighestReceived updates the highestReceived value, if the offset is higher.
+func (c *streamFlowController) UpdateHighestReceived(offset protocol.ByteCount, final bool) error {
 	c.mutex.Lock()
 	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	// when receiving a final offset, check that this final offset is consistent with a final offset we might have received earlier
-	if final && c.receivedFinalOffset && byteOffset != c.highestReceived {
-		return qerr.Error(qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination, fmt.Sprintf("Received inconsistent final offset for stream %d (old: %d, new: %d bytes)", c.streamID, c.highestReceived, byteOffset))
-	}
-	// if we already received a final offset, check that the offset in the STREAM frames is below the final offset
-	if c.receivedFinalOffset && byteOffset > c.highestReceived {
-		return qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination
+	// If the final offset for this stream is already known, check for consistency.
+	if c.receivedFinalOffset {
+		// If we receive another final offset, check that it's the same.
+		if final && offset != c.highestReceived {
+			return qerr.Error(qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination, fmt.Sprintf("Received inconsistent final offset for stream %d (old: %#x, new: %#x bytes)", c.streamID, c.highestReceived, offset))
+		}
+		// Check that the offset is below the final offset.
+		if offset > c.highestReceived {
+			return qerr.Error(qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination, fmt.Sprintf("Received offset %#x for stream %d. Final offset was already received at %#x", offset, c.streamID, c.highestReceived))
+		}
 	}
+
 	if final {
 		c.receivedFinalOffset = true
 	}
-	if byteOffset == c.highestReceived {
+	if offset == c.highestReceived {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if byteOffset <= c.highestReceived {
-		// a STREAM_FRAME with a higher offset was received before.
+	// A higher offset was received before.
+	// This can happen due to reordering.
+	if offset <= c.highestReceived {
 		if final {
-			// If the current byteOffset is smaller than the offset in that STREAM_FRAME, this STREAM_FRAME contained data after the end of the stream
-			return qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination
+			return qerr.Error(qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination, fmt.Sprintf("Received final offset %#x for stream %d, but already received offset %#x before", offset, c.streamID, c.highestReceived))
 		}
-		// this is a reordered STREAM_FRAME
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	increment := byteOffset - c.highestReceived
-	c.highestReceived = byteOffset
+	increment := offset - c.highestReceived
+	c.highestReceived = offset
 	if c.checkFlowControlViolation() {
-		return qerr.Error(qerr.FlowControlReceivedTooMuchData, fmt.Sprintf("Received %d bytes on stream %d, allowed %d bytes", byteOffset, c.streamID, c.receiveWindow))
+		return qerr.Error(qerr.FlowControlReceivedTooMuchData, fmt.Sprintf("Received %#x bytes on stream %d, allowed %#x bytes", offset, c.streamID, c.receiveWindow))
 	}
 	return c.connection.IncrementHighestReceived(increment)
 }
diff --git a/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller_test.go b/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller_test.go
index 35e1d143..810c9ade 100644
--- a/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/flowcontrol/stream_flow_controller_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/internal/congestion"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/internal/protocol"
-	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/internal/qerr"
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/internal/utils"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Stream Flow controller", func() {
 
 	Context("receiving data", func() {
 		Context("registering received offsets", func() {
-			var receiveWindow protocol.ByteCount = 10000
+			var receiveWindow protocol.ByteCount = 0x10000
 			var receiveWindowSize protocol.ByteCount = 600
 
 			BeforeEach(func() {
@@ -74,83 +73,67 @@ var _ = Describe("Stream Flow controller", func() {
 
 			It("updates the highestReceived", func() {
 				controller.highestReceived = 1337
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(1338, false)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(1338, false)).To(Succeed())
 				Expect(controller.highestReceived).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(1338)))
 			})
 
 			It("informs the connection flow controller about received data", func() {
 				controller.highestReceived = 10
 				controller.connection.(*connectionFlowController).highestReceived = 100
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(20, false)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(20, false)).To(Succeed())
 				Expect(controller.connection.(*connectionFlowController).highestReceived).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(100 + 10)))
 			})
 
 			It("does not decrease the highestReceived", func() {
 				controller.highestReceived = 1337
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(1000, false)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(1000, false)).To(Succeed())
 				Expect(controller.highestReceived).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(1337)))
 			})
 
 			It("does nothing when setting the same byte offset", func() {
 				controller.highestReceived = 1337
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(1337, false)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(1337, false)).To(Succeed())
 			})
 
 			It("does not give a flow control violation when using the window completely", func() {
 				controller.connection.(*connectionFlowController).receiveWindow = receiveWindow
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(receiveWindow, false)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(receiveWindow, false)).To(Succeed())
 			})
 
 			It("detects a flow control violation", func() {
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(receiveWindow+1, false)
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError("FlowControlReceivedTooMuchData: Received 10001 bytes on stream 10, allowed 10000 bytes"))
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(receiveWindow+1, false)).To(MatchError("FlowControlReceivedTooMuchData: Received 0x10001 bytes on stream 10, allowed 0x10000 bytes"))
 			})
 
 			It("accepts a final offset higher than the highest received", func() {
-				controller.highestReceived = 100
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(101, true)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(100, false)).To(Succeed())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(101, true)).To(Succeed())
 				Expect(controller.highestReceived).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(101)))
 			})
 
 			It("errors when receiving a final offset smaller than the highest offset received so far", func() {
-				controller.highestReceived = 100
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(99, true)
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError(qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination))
+				controller.UpdateHighestReceived(0x100, false)
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(0xff, true)).To(MatchError("StreamDataAfterTermination: Received final offset 0xff for stream 10, but already received offset 0x100 before"))
 			})
 
 			It("accepts delayed data after receiving a final offset", func() {
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(300, true)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				err = controller.UpdateHighestReceived(250, false)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(300, true)).To(Succeed())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(250, false)).To(Succeed())
 			})
 
 			It("errors when receiving a higher offset after receiving a final offset", func() {
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(200, true)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				err = controller.UpdateHighestReceived(250, false)
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError(qerr.StreamDataAfterTermination))
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(0x200, true)).To(Succeed())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(0x250, false)).To(MatchError("StreamDataAfterTermination: Received offset 0x250 for stream 10. Final offset was already received at 0x200"))
 			})
 
 			It("accepts duplicate final offsets", func() {
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(200, true)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				err = controller.UpdateHighestReceived(200, true)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(200, true)).To(Succeed())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(200, true)).To(Succeed())
 				Expect(controller.highestReceived).To(Equal(protocol.ByteCount(200)))
 			})
 
 			It("errors when receiving inconsistent final offsets", func() {
-				err := controller.UpdateHighestReceived(200, true)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				err = controller.UpdateHighestReceived(201, true)
-				Expect(err).To(MatchError("StreamDataAfterTermination: Received inconsistent final offset for stream 10 (old: 200, new: 201 bytes)"))
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(0x200, true)).To(Succeed())
+				Expect(controller.UpdateHighestReceived(0x201, true)).To(MatchError("StreamDataAfterTermination: Received inconsistent final offset for stream 10 (old: 0x200, new: 0x201 bytes)"))
 			})
 		})