diff --git a/src/servers/registrar/MessageDeliverer.cpp b/src/servers/registrar/MessageDeliverer.cpp
index 8978cb6d5c..d9461a0ef3 100644
--- a/src/servers/registrar/MessageDeliverer.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/registrar/MessageDeliverer.cpp
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ MessageDeliverer::_DelivererThread()
 				} else {
 					// unexpected error -- probably the port is gone
 					portError = true;
+					break;
 				}
 			}