diff --git a/src/game/desc.cpp b/src/game/desc.cpp
index c8727d8..05e9b91 100644
--- a/src/game/desc.cpp
+++ b/src/game/desc.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
 #include "locale_service.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
+namespace
+{
+bool IsPeerDisconnectWriteError(int error_code)
+{
+#ifdef OS_WINDOWS
+	return error_code == WSAECONNRESET || error_code == WSAECONNABORTED || error_code == WSAENOTCONN;
+#else
+	return error_code == EPIPE || error_code == ECONNRESET || error_code == ENOTCONN;
+#endif
+}
+}
+
 extern int max_bytes_written;
 extern int current_bytes_written;
 extern int total_bytes_written;
@@ -318,7 +330,14 @@ int DESC::ProcessOutput()
 	}
 #endif
 
-	sys_err("ProcessOutput: send failed: %s (fd %d)", strerror(errno), m_sock);
+	const int error_code = errno;
+	BeginClosePhase();
+
+	if (IsPeerDisconnectWriteError(error_code))
+		sys_log(0, "ProcessOutput: peer disconnected during send (host=%s fd=%d errno=%d %s)", GetHostName(), m_sock, error_code, strerror(error_code));
+	else
+		sys_err("ProcessOutput: send failed (host=%s fd=%d errno=%d %s)", GetHostName(), m_sock, error_code, strerror(error_code));
+
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -408,8 +427,23 @@ void DESC::LargePacket(const void * c_pvData, int iSize)
 	Packet(c_pvData, iSize);
 }
 
+void DESC::BeginClosePhase()
+{
+	if (m_iPhase == PHASE_CLOSE)
+		return;
+
+	m_iPhase = PHASE_CLOSE;
+	m_pInputProcessor = &m_inputClose;
+}
+
 void DESC::SetPhase(int _phase)
 {
+	if (_phase == PHASE_CLOSE)
+	{
+		BeginClosePhase();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	m_iPhase = _phase;
 
 	TPacketGCPhase pack;
diff --git a/src/game/desc.h b/src/game/desc.h
index ca7e4c3..e0049ec 100644
--- a/src/game/desc.h
+++ b/src/game/desc.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class DESC
 
 	protected:
 		void			Initialize();
+		void			BeginClosePhase();
 
 	protected:
 		CInputProcessor *	m_pInputProcessor;