diff --git a/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl b/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl
index 94ed70633..9571baab8 100644
--- a/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_ws_channel.erl
@@ -315,9 +315,8 @@ terminate(SockError, _Req, #state{keepalive   = Keepalive,
             emqx_protocol:terminate(Reason, ProtoState),
             exit(Reason);
         {_, Error} ->
-            ?LOG(error, "Unexpected terminated for ~p", [Error]),
             emqx_protocol:terminate(Error, ProtoState),
-            exit(unknown)
+            exit({error, SockError})
     end.
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ ensure_stats_timer(State) ->
 
 shutdown(Reason, State) ->
     %% Fix the issue#2591(https://github.com/emqx/emqx/issues/2591#issuecomment-500278696)
-    self() ! {stop, State#state{shutdown = {shutdown, Reason}}},
+    self() ! {stop, {shutdown, Reason}},
     {ok, State}.
 
 wsock_stats() ->