diff --git a/lualib/skynet.lua b/lualib/skynet.lua
index b26b4547..84c649e8 100644
--- a/lualib/skynet.lua
+++ b/lualib/skynet.lua
@@ -652,7 +652,9 @@ function skynet.exit()
 	for address in pairs(tmp) do
 		c.send(address, skynet.PTYPE_ERROR, 0, "")
 	end
-	c.callback(function() end)
+	c.callback(function(prototype, msg, sz, session, source)
+		c.send(source, skynet.PTYPE_ERROR, session, "")
+	end)
 	c.command("EXIT")
 	-- quit service
 	coroutine_yield "QUIT"
diff --git a/skynet-src/skynet_server.c b/skynet-src/skynet_server.c
index 4cc726e3..9f2a3593 100644
--- a/skynet-src/skynet_server.c
+++ b/skynet-src/skynet_server.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ drop_message(struct skynet_message *msg, void *ud) {
 	uint32_t source = d->handle;
 	assert(source);
 	// report error to the message source
-	skynet_send(NULL, source, msg->source, PTYPE_ERROR, 0, NULL, 0);
+	skynet_send(NULL, source, msg->source, PTYPE_ERROR, msg->session, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 struct skynet_context *