diff --git a/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/client/WebsocketClientOperations.java b/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/client/WebsocketClientOperations.java
index 0729dd247c..20b14be8d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/client/WebsocketClientOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/client/WebsocketClientOperations.java
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ protected void onOutboundComplete() {
 	@Override
 	protected void onOutboundError(Throwable err) {
 		if (channel().isActive()) {
+			if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				log.debug(format(channel(), "Outbound error happened"), err);
+			}
 			sendCloseNow(new CloseWebSocketFrame(1002, "Client internal error"));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/WebsocketServerOperations.java b/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/WebsocketServerOperations.java
index 839a63a286..de5546aab4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/WebsocketServerOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/reactor/netty/http/server/WebsocketServerOperations.java
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ protected void onOutboundComplete() {
 	@Override
 	protected void onOutboundError(Throwable err) {
 		if (channel().isActive()) {
+			if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				log.debug(format(channel(), "Outbound error happened"), err);
+			}
 			sendCloseNow(new CloseWebSocketFrame(1002, "Server internal error"), f ->
 					terminate());
 		}