diff --git a/src/proxy/socks_proxy.c b/src/proxy/socks_proxy.c
index b67c89f4..01f170e7 100644
--- a/src/proxy/socks_proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy/socks_proxy.c
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ static void send_close(struct socks_proxy_conn* c) {
     else { c->close_pending = 0; c->close_sent = 1; }
 }
 
-static void send_error(struct socks_proxy_conn* c) {
-    DEBUG_TRACE(DEBUG_CATEGORY_PROXY, "SOCKS send ERROR sid=%08x", c->stream_id);
-    if (send_msg(c->inst, TOPO_GROUP_UTUN, c->via_node_id, TCP_PROXY_SUBCMD_ERROR, c->stream_id, NULL, 0, 1) < 0) c->close_pending = 1;
-    else { c->close_pending = 0; c->close_sent = 1; }
-}
-
 static void send_fin(struct socks_proxy_conn* c) {
     DEBUG_TRACE(DEBUG_CATEGORY_PROXY, "SOCKS send FIN sid=%08x", c->stream_id);
     send_msg(c->inst, TOPO_GROUP_UTUN, c->via_node_id, TCP_PROXY_SUBCMD_FIN, c->stream_id, NULL, 0, 1);
@@ -440,8 +434,12 @@ static void on_error_cb(struct tcp_conn* tc, int err, void* arg) {
                "bytes_client=%u bytes_exit=%u wq=%d",
                c->stream_id, err, c->state, tc->fin_remote, tc->fin_local, c->rem_closed, c->close_sent, c->close_pending,
                c->bytes_to_client, c->bytes_from_exit, c->tc->write_queue->count);
-    if (!c->close_sent && !c->close_pending) send_error(c);
+    int notify = !c->close_sent && !c->close_pending;
+    struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst = c->inst;
+    uint64_t via = c->via_node_id;
+    uint32_t sid = c->stream_id;
     socks_proxy_conn_free(c);
+    if (notify && inst) send_msg(inst, TOPO_GROUP_UTUN, via, TCP_PROXY_SUBCMD_ERROR, sid, NULL, 0, 1);
 }
 
 static void on_closed_cb(struct tcp_conn* tc, void* arg) {
diff --git a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c
index e0037e13..d51230c5 100644
--- a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c
+++ b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_server.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ static void retry_timer_cb(void* arg);
 static int  send_msg(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t group_id, uint64_t dst, uint8_t subcmd,
                      uint32_t sid, const uint8_t* data, size_t len, int force);
 static void send_close(struct tcp_proxy_server_conn* rc);
-static void send_error(struct tcp_proxy_server_conn* rc);
 void tcp_proxy_server_conn_free(struct tcp_proxy_server_conn* rc);
 
 static inline int write_pending(struct tcp_conn* tc) {
@@ -96,17 +95,6 @@ static void send_close(struct tcp_proxy_server_conn* rc) {
     }
 }
 
-static void send_error(struct tcp_proxy_server_conn* rc) {
-    struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst = rc->ctx ? rc->ctx->inst : NULL;
-    if (!inst) return;
-    if (send_msg(inst, TOPO_GROUP_UTUN, rc->peer_node_id, TCP_PROXY_SUBCMD_ERROR, rc->stream_id, NULL, 0, 1) < 0) {
-        rc->close_pending = 1;
-        rc->close_backoff = 50;
-        if (!rc->close_timer)
-            rc->close_timer = uasync_set_timeout(rc->ua, rc->close_backoff, rc, close_retry_cb, "tps_close_retry");
-    }
-}
-
 static void send_fin(struct tcp_proxy_server_conn* rc) {
     struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst = rc->ctx ? rc->ctx->inst : NULL;
     if (!inst) return;
@@ -175,8 +163,11 @@ static void on_error_cb(struct tcp_conn* tc, int err, void* arg) {
         rc->drain_count, rc->data_count,
         tc ? tc->read_queue->count : 0, tc ? tc->write_queue->count : 0,
         tc && tc->write_buf ? "y" : "n", tc ? tc->connected : 0);
-    send_error(rc);
+    struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst = rc->ctx ? rc->ctx->inst : NULL;
+    uint64_t peer = rc->peer_node_id;
+    uint32_t sid = rc->stream_id;
     tcp_proxy_server_conn_free(rc);
+    if (inst) send_msg(inst, TOPO_GROUP_UTUN, peer, TCP_PROXY_SUBCMD_ERROR, sid, NULL, 0, 1);
 }
 
 static void diag_timer_cb(void* arg) {