diff --git a/libmproxy/protocol/http.py b/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
index 658c08ed9..efeed008b 100644
--- a/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
+++ b/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ class HTTPHandler(ProtocolHandler):
             flow.live = None
 
             return True
-        except (HttpAuthenticationError, http.HttpError, proxy.ProxyError, tcp.NetLibError), e:
+        except (HttpAuthenticationError, http.HttpError, proxy.ProxyError, tcp.NetLibError, IOError), e:
             self.handle_error(e, flow)
         return False
 
diff --git a/test/test_server.py b/test/test_server.py
index a570f10f3..3125c2f36 100644
--- a/test/test_server.py
+++ b/test/test_server.py
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ class TestHTTP(tservers.HTTPProxTest, CommonMixin, AppMixin):
         # Tests a difficult-to-trigger condition, where an IOError is raised
         # within our read loop.
         with mock.patch("libmproxy.protocol.http.HTTPRequest.from_stream") as m:
-            m.side_effect = IOError("error!")
+            def brk(f, *args, **kwargs):
+                f.o._sock.close()
+                raise IOError("error!")
+            m.side_effect = brk
             tutils.raises("server disconnect", self.pathod, "304")
 
     def test_get_connection_switching(self):