diff --git a/lualib/socket.lua b/lualib/socket.lua
index 58fe2678..25a6099f 100644
--- a/lualib/socket.lua
+++ b/lualib/socket.lua
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ socket_message[5] = function(id, _, err)
 		skynet.error("socket: error on unknown", id, err)
 		return
 	end
-	if s.connected or s.connecting then
+	if s.connected then
 		skynet.error("socket: error on", id, err)
+	elseif s.connecting then
+		s.connecting = err
 	end
 	s.connected = false
 	driver.close(id)
@@ -179,11 +181,13 @@ local function connect(id, func)
 	}
 	socket_pool[id] = s
 	suspend(s)
+	local err = s.connecting
 	s.connecting = nil
 	if s.connected then
 		return id
 	else
 		socket_pool[id] = nil
+		return nil, err
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/lualib/socketchannel.lua b/lualib/socketchannel.lua
index 7e7a0f6b..31a339c5 100644
--- a/lualib/socketchannel.lua
+++ b/lualib/socketchannel.lua
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ local function connect_once(self)
 		return false
 	end
 	assert(not self.__sock and not self.__authcoroutine)
-	local fd = socket.open(self.__host, self.__port)
+	local fd,err = socket.open(self.__host, self.__port)
 	if not fd then
 		fd = connect_backup(self)
 		if not fd then
-			return false
+			return false, err
 		end
 	end
 	if self.__nodelay then
@@ -247,13 +247,16 @@ end
 local function try_connect(self , once)
 	local t = 0
 	while not self.__closed do
-		if connect_once(self) then
+		local ok, err = connect_once(self)
+		if ok then
 			if not once then
 				skynet.error("socket: connect to", self.__host, self.__port)
 			end
-			return true
+			return
 		elseif once then
-			return false
+			return err
+		else
+			skynet.error("socket: connect", err)
 		end
 		if t > 1000 then
 			skynet.error("socket: try to reconnect", self.__host, self.__port)
@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@ local function block_connect(self, once)
 	if r ~= nil then
 		return r
 	end
+	local err
 
 	if #self.__connecting > 0 then
 		-- connecting in other coroutine
@@ -295,7 +299,7 @@ local function block_connect(self, once)
 		skynet.wait(co)
 	else
 		self.__connecting[1] = true
-		try_connect(self, once)
+		err = try_connect(self, once)
 		self.__connecting[1] = nil
 		for i=2, #self.__connecting do
 			local co = self.__connecting[i]
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ local function block_connect(self, once)
 
 	r = check_connection(self)
 	if r == nil then
-		error(string.format("Connect to %s:%d failed", self.__host, self.__port))
+		error(string.format("Connect to %s:%d failed (%s)", self.__host, self.__port, err))
 	else
 		return r
 	end
diff --git a/skynet-src/socket_server.c b/skynet-src/socket_server.c
index 4963dd37..6ee4d03a 100644
--- a/skynet-src/socket_server.c
+++ b/skynet-src/socket_server.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,10 @@ report_connect(struct socket_server *ss, struct socket *s, struct socket_message
 	int code = getsockopt(s->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &error, &len);  
 	if (code < 0 || error) {  
 		force_close(ss,s, result);
-		result->data = strerror(errno);
+		if (code >= 0)
+			result->data = strerror(error);
+		else
+			result->data = strerror(errno);
 		return SOCKET_ERROR;
 	} else {
 		s->type = SOCKET_TYPE_CONNECTED;