diff --git a/lualib/http/httpc.lua b/lualib/http/httpc.lua
index 615d6017..33f3eee4 100644
--- a/lualib/http/httpc.lua
+++ b/lualib/http/httpc.lua
@@ -104,17 +104,13 @@ function httpc.request(method, host, url, recvheader, header, content)
 	if timeout then
 		skynet.timeout(timeout, function()
 			if not finish then
-				local temp = fd
-				fd = nil
-				socket.shutdown(temp)
+				socket.shutdown(fd)	-- shutdown the socket fd, need close later.
 			end
 		end)
 	end
 	local ok , statuscode, body = pcall(request, fd,method, host, url, recvheader, header, content)
 	finish = true
-	if fd then	-- may close by skynet.timeout
-		socket.close(fd)
-	end
+	socket.close(fd)
 	if ok then
 		return statuscode, body
 	else
diff --git a/lualib/skynet/socket.lua b/lualib/skynet/socket.lua
index 26524d90..357e780f 100644
--- a/lualib/skynet/socket.lua
+++ b/lualib/skynet/socket.lua
@@ -209,22 +209,15 @@ function socket.start(id, func)
 	return connect(id, func)
 end
 
-local function close_fd(id, func)
+function socket.shutdown(id)
 	local s = socket_pool[id]
 	if s then
-		if s.buffer then
-			driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
-		end
-		if s.connected then
-			func(id)
-		end
+		driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
+		-- the framework would send SKYNET_SOCKET_TYPE_CLOSE , need close(id) later
+		driver.shutdown(id)
 	end
 end
 
-function socket.shutdown(id)
-	close_fd(id, driver.shutdown)
-end
-
 function socket.close_fd(id)
 	assert(socket_pool[id] == nil,"Use socket.close instead")
 	driver.close(id)
@@ -250,7 +243,7 @@ function socket.close(id)
 		end
 		s.connected = false
 	end
-	close_fd(id)	-- clear the buffer (already close fd)
+	driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
 	assert(s.lock == nil or next(s.lock) == nil)
 	socket_pool[id] = nil
 end
@@ -352,6 +345,13 @@ function socket.invalid(id)
 	return socket_pool[id] == nil
 end
 
+function socket.disconnected(id)
+	local s = socket_pool[id]
+	if s then
+		return not(s.connected or s.connecting)
+	end
+end
+
 function socket.listen(host, port, backlog)
 	if port == nil then
 		host, port = string.match(host, "([^:]+):(.+)$")
@@ -392,10 +392,12 @@ end
 -- you must call socket.start(id) later in other service
 function socket.abandon(id)
 	local s = socket_pool[id]
-	if s and s.buffer then
+	if s then
 		driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
+		s.connected = false
+		wakeup(s)
+		socket_pool[id] = nil
 	end
-	socket_pool[id] = nil
 end
 
 function socket.limit(id, limit)
diff --git a/lualib/skynet/socketchannel.lua b/lualib/skynet/socketchannel.lua
index a6474a81..67c2f1d5 100644
--- a/lualib/skynet/socketchannel.lua
+++ b/lualib/skynet/socketchannel.lua
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ end
 
 local function check_connection(self)
 	if self.__sock then
+		if socket.disconnected(self.__sock[1]) then
+			-- closed by peer
+			skynet.error("socket: disconnect detected ", self.__host, self.__port)
+			close_channel_socket(self)
+			return
+		end
 		local authco = self.__authcoroutine
 		if not authco then
 			return true