diff --git a/lualib/skynet.lua b/lualib/skynet.lua
index d1e08b21..1ef8ad46 100644
--- a/lualib/skynet.lua
+++ b/lualib/skynet.lua
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ local function _error_dispatch(error_session, error_source)
 			end
 		end
 		for session, srv in pairs(watching_session) do
-			if srv == error_source then
+			if srv == error_source or
+				(type(srv) == "string" and skynet.localname(srv) == error_source) then
 				tinsert(error_queue, session)
 			end
 		end