diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 5e221049..ff423b7a 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1029,6 +1029,12 @@ static void recalloc_sock(struct pool *pool, size_t len)
 	pool->sockbuf_size = new;
 }
 
+enum recv_ret {
+	RECV_OK,
+	RECV_CLOSED,
+	RECV_RECVFAIL
+};
+
 /* Peeks at a socket to find the first end of line and then reads just that
  * from the socket and returns that as a malloced char */
 char *recv_line(struct pool *pool)
@@ -1037,6 +1043,7 @@ char *recv_line(struct pool *pool)
 	char *tok, *sret = NULL;
 
 	if (!strstr(pool->sockbuf, "\n")) {
+		enum recv_ret ret = RECV_OK;
 		struct timeval rstart, now;
 
 		gettimeofday(&rstart, NULL);
@@ -1054,11 +1061,11 @@ char *recv_line(struct pool *pool)
 			memset(s, 0, RBUFSIZE);
 			n = recv(pool->sock, s, RECVSIZE, 0);
 			if (!n) {
-				applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Socket closed waiting in recv_line");
+				ret = RECV_CLOSED;
 				break;
 			}
 			if (n < 0 && errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK) {
-				applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Failed to recv sock in recv_line");
+				ret = RECV_RECVFAIL;
 				break;
 			}
 			slen = strlen(s);
@@ -1067,6 +1074,18 @@ char *recv_line(struct pool *pool)
 			gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
 		} while (tdiff(&now, &rstart) < 60 && !strstr(pool->sockbuf, "\n"));
 		mutex_unlock(&pool->stratum_lock);
+
+		switch (ret) {
+			default:
+			case RECV_OK:
+				break;
+			case RECV_CLOSED:
+				applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Socket closed waiting in recv_line");
+				break;
+			case RECV_RECVFAIL:
+				applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Failed to recv sock in recv_line");
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	buflen = strlen(pool->sockbuf);