diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 61902cd7..ee18ab14 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -945,20 +945,14 @@ void SocketSendData(CNode *pnode)
                 break;
             }
         } else {
-            if (nBytes < 0) {
-                // error
-                int nErr = WSAGetLastError();
-                if (nErr != WSAEWOULDBLOCK && nErr != WSAEMSGSIZE && nErr != WSAEINTR && nErr != WSAEINPROGRESS)
-                {
-                    LogPrintf("socket send error %d\n", nErr);
-                    IdleNodeCheck(pnode);
-                    break;
-                }
+            if (nBytes == 0) {
+              // couldn't send anything at all
+              LogPrintf("socket send error: data failure\n");
+              pnode->CloseSocketDisconnect();
+              break;
             }
 
-            // couldn't send anything at all
-            LogPrintf("socket send error: data failure\n");
-            IdleNodeCheck(pnode);
+            pnode->CloseSocketDisconnect();
             break;
         }
     }