diff --git a/peer/server.go b/peer/server.go
index 433a6dd..7f49e23 100644
--- a/peer/server.go
+++ b/peer/server.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lbryio/reflector.go/reflector"
@@ -134,20 +135,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
 			log.Error(errors.FullTrace(err))
 		}
 
-		//if strings.Contains(string(request), `"requested_blobs"`) {
-		//	log.Debugln("received availability request")
-		//	response, err = s.handleAvailabilityRequest(request)
-		//} else if strings.Contains(string(request), `"blob_data_payment_rate"`) {
-		//	log.Debugln("received rate negotiation request")
-		//	response, err = s.handlePaymentRateNegotiation(request)
-		//} else if strings.Contains(string(request), `"requested_blob"`) {
-		//	log.Debugln("received blob request")
-		//	response, err = s.handleBlobRequest(request)
-		//} else {
-		//	log.Errorln("invalid request")
-		//	spew.Dump(request)
-		//	return
-		//}
 		response, err = s.handleCompositeRequest(request)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
@@ -161,7 +148,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
 
 		n, err := conn.Write(response)
 		if err != nil {
-			s.logError(err)
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "connection reset by peer") { // means the other side closed the connection using TCP reset
+				s.logError(err)
+			}
 			return
 		} else if n != len(response) {
 			log.Errorln(io.ErrShortWrite)
diff --git a/reflector/stats.go b/reflector/stats.go
index c41c964..ca066a8 100644
--- a/reflector/stats.go
+++ b/reflector/stats.go
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ func (s *Stats) AddError(e error) (shouldLog bool) { // shouldLog is a hack, but
 	}
 	err := errors.Wrap(e, 0)
 	name := err.TypeName()
-	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "i/o timeout") {
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "i/o timeout") { // hit a read or write deadline
 		name = "i/o timeout"
-	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "read: connection reset by peer") {
+	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "read: connection reset by peer") { // the other side closed the connection using TCP reset
 		name = "read conn reset"
-	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unexpected EOF") {
+	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unexpected EOF") { // tried to read from closed pipe or socket
 		name = "unexpected EOF"
-	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "write: broken pipe") {
+	} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "write: broken pipe") { // tried to write to a pipe or socket that was closed by the peer
 		name = "write broken pipe"
 	} else {
 		shouldLog = true