diff --git a/fanout.c b/fanout.c
index 6edfd925e7cab0908d25eb78e61e5f89e7c3d5e5..9ae52897bb02d94fe12bfe0b4268c2d202d85132 100644
--- a/fanout.c
+++ b/fanout.c
@@ -916,11 +916,11 @@ void shutdown_client (struct client *c)
 
     remove_client (c);
     if (shutdown (c->fd, 2) == -1) {
-        fanout_error ("ERROR calling shutdown on client");
+        fanout_debug (1, "ERROR calling shutdown on client %d\n", c->fd);
     }
     clear_socket_buffer (c->fd);
     if (close (c->fd) == -1) {
-        fanout_error ("ERRRO closing the socket");
+        fanout_debug (1, "ERROR closing the socket on client %d\n", c->fd);
     }
     destroy_client (c);
 }