diff --git a/lbrynet/blob_exchange/server.py b/lbrynet/blob_exchange/server.py
index 0ddcbc875..32cdf51fe 100644
--- a/lbrynet/blob_exchange/server.py
+++ b/lbrynet/blob_exchange/server.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class BlobServerProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
                 try:
                     sent = await blob.sendfile(self)
                 except (ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError, RuntimeError, OSError):
+                    if self.transport:
+                        self.transport.close()
                     return
                 log.info("sent %s (%i bytes) to %s:%i", blob.blob_hash[:8], sent, peer_address, peer_port)
         if responses: