diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/StrictExceptionHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/StrictExceptionHandler.java
index 2c722d5d76..ab373e15fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/StrictExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/StrictExceptionHandler.java
@@ -55,25 +55,36 @@ public void handleConsumerException(Channel channel, Throwable exception,
                                         Consumer consumer, String consumerTag,
                                         String methodName)
     {
-        handleChannelKiller(channel, exception, "Consumer " + consumer
-                                                        + " (" + consumerTag + ")"
-                                                        + " method " + methodName
-                                                        + " for channel " + channel);
+        String logMessage = "Consumer " + consumer
+            + " (" + consumerTag + ")"
+            + " method " + methodName
+            + " for channel " + channel;
+        String closeMessage = "Consumer"
+            + " (" + consumerTag + ")"
+            + " method " + methodName
+            + " for channel " + channel;
+        handleChannelKiller(channel, exception, logMessage, closeMessage);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void handleChannelKiller(Channel channel, Throwable exception, String what) {
-        log(what + " threw an exception for channel " + channel, exception);
+        handleChannelKiller(channel, exception, what, what);
+    }
+
+    protected void handleChannelKiller(Channel channel, Throwable exception, String logMessage, String closeMessage) {
+        log(logMessage + " threw an exception for channel " + channel, exception);
         try {
-            channel.close(AMQP.REPLY_SUCCESS, "Closed due to exception from " + what);
+            channel.close(AMQP.REPLY_SUCCESS, "Closed due to exception from " + closeMessage);
         } catch (AlreadyClosedException ace) {
             // noop
         } catch (TimeoutException ace) {
             // noop
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             log("Failure during close of channel " + channel + " after " + exception, ioe);
-            channel.getConnection().abort(AMQP.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Internal error closing channel for " + what);
+            channel.getConnection().abort(AMQP.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Internal error closing channel for " + closeMessage);
         }
     }
 
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/rabbitmq/client/test/ClientTests.java b/src/test/java/com/rabbitmq/client/test/ClientTests.java
index 08a8d02259..16545e9003 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/rabbitmq/client/test/ClientTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/rabbitmq/client/test/ClientTests.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     RecoveryDelayHandlerTest.class,
     FrameBuilderTest.class,
     PropertyFileInitialisationTest.class,
-    ClientVersionTest.class
+    ClientVersionTest.class,
+    StrictExceptionHandlerTest.class
 })
 public class ClientTests {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/rabbitmq/client/test/StrictExceptionHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/rabbitmq/client/test/StrictExceptionHandlerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cc68d1eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/rabbitmq/client/test/StrictExceptionHandlerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018-Present Pivotal Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+//
+// This software, the RabbitMQ Java client library, is triple-licensed under the
+// Mozilla Public License 1.1 ("MPL"), the GNU General Public License version 2
+// ("GPL") and the Apache License version 2 ("ASL"). For the MPL, please see
+// LICENSE-MPL-RabbitMQ. For the GPL, please see LICENSE-GPL2.  For the ASL,
+// please see LICENSE-APACHE2.
+//
+// This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+// either express or implied. See the LICENSE file for specific language governing
+// rights and limitations of this software.
+//
+// If you have any questions regarding licensing, please contact us at
+// info@rabbitmq.com.
+
+package com.rabbitmq.client.test;
+
+import com.rabbitmq.client.AMQP;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.Channel;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.Connection;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.ConnectionFactory;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.Consumer;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.DefaultConsumer;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.Envelope;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.impl.StrictExceptionHandler;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+public class StrictExceptionHandlerTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void tooLongClosingMessage() throws Exception {
+        ConnectionFactory cf = TestUtils.connectionFactory();
+        final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        cf.setExceptionHandler(new StrictExceptionHandler() {
+            @Override
+            public void handleConsumerException(Channel channel, Throwable exception, Consumer consumer, String consumerTag, String methodName) {
+                try {
+                    super.handleConsumerException(channel, exception, consumer, consumerTag, methodName);
+                } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                    fail("No exception should caught");
+                }
+                latch.countDown();
+            }
+        });
+        Connection c = null;
+        try {
+            c = cf.newConnection();
+            Channel channel = c.createChannel();
+            String queue = channel.queueDeclare().getQueue();
+            channel.basicConsume(queue,
+                new VeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryLongClassName(
+                    channel
+                ));
+            channel.basicPublish("", queue, null, new byte[0]);
+            assertThat(latch.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS), is(true));
+        } finally {
+            if (c != null) {
+                c.close();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class VeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryLongClassName
+        extends DefaultConsumer {
+
+        public VeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryVeryLongClassName(
+            Channel channel) {
+            super(channel);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void handleDelivery(String consumerTag, Envelope envelope, AMQP.BasicProperties properties, byte[] body) {
+            throw new RuntimeException();
+        }
+    }
+}