diff --git a/udp.c b/udp.c
index bd9051e..0232635 100644
--- a/udp.c
+++ b/udp.c
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@ static void udp_tap_prepare(const struct mmsghdr *mmh, unsigned idx,
  * udp_sock_recverr() - Receive and clear an error from a socket
  * @s:		Socket to receive from
  *
- * Return: true if errors received and processed, false if no more errors
+ * Return: ee_errno, 0 on empty queue
  *
  * #syscalls recvmsg
  */
-static bool udp_sock_recverr(int s)
+static int udp_sock_recverr(int s)
 {
 	const struct sock_extended_err *ee;
 	const struct cmsghdr *hdr;
@@ -410,12 +410,13 @@ static bool udp_sock_recverr(int s)
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK)
 			err_perror("Failed to read error queue");
-		return false;
+
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (!(mh.msg_flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE)) {
 		err("Missing MSG_ERRQUEUE flag reading error queue");
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	hdr = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&mh);
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ static bool udp_sock_recverr(int s)
 	      (hdr->cmsg_level == IPPROTO_IPV6 &&
 	       hdr->cmsg_type == IPV6_RECVERR))) {
 		err("Unexpected cmsg reading error queue");
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	ee = (const struct sock_extended_err *)CMSG_DATA(hdr);
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ static bool udp_sock_recverr(int s)
 	debug("%s error on UDP socket %i: %s",
 	      str_ee_origin(ee), s, strerror(ee->ee_errno));
 
-	return true;
+	return ee->ee_errno;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -441,12 +442,15 @@ static bool udp_sock_recverr(int s)
  * @c:		Execution context
  * @s:		Socket to receive from
  * @events:	epoll events bitmap
- * @mmh		mmsghdr array to receive into
+ * @mmh:	mmsghdr array to receive into
+ * @recv_err:	Set to last error in queue. If none: -1 on EPOLLERR, 0 otherwise
+ *
+ * Return: count of datagrams received
  *
  * #syscalls recvmmsg arm:recvmmsg_time64 i686:recvmmsg_time64
  */
 static int udp_sock_recv(const struct ctx *c, int s, uint32_t events,
-			 struct mmsghdr *mmh)
+			 struct mmsghdr *mmh, int *recv_err)
 {
 	/* For not entirely clear reasons (data locality?) pasta gets better
 	 * throughput if we receive tap datagrams one at a atime.  For small
@@ -461,8 +465,13 @@ static int udp_sock_recv(const struct ctx *c, int s, uint32_t events,
 
 	/* Clear any errors first */
 	if (events & EPOLLERR) {
-		while (udp_sock_recverr(s))
-			;
+		bool found = false;
+		int ret;
+
+		while ((ret = udp_sock_recverr(s)))
+			found = true;
+
+		*recv_err = found ? ret : -1;
 	}
 
 	if (!(events & EPOLLIN))
@@ -490,9 +499,10 @@ void udp_listen_sock_handler(const struct ctx *c, union epoll_ref ref,
 			     uint32_t events, const struct timespec *now)
 {
 	const socklen_t sasize = sizeof(udp_meta[0].s_in);
+	int recv_err = 0;
 	int n, i;
 
-	if ((n = udp_sock_recv(c, ref.fd, events, udp_mh_recv)) <= 0)
+	if ((n = udp_sock_recv(c, ref.fd, events, udp_mh_recv, &recv_err)) <= 0)
 		return;
 
 	/* We divide datagrams into batches based on how we need to send them,
@@ -562,11 +572,49 @@ void udp_reply_sock_handler(const struct ctx *c, union epoll_ref ref,
 	struct udp_flow *uflow = udp_at_sidx(ref.flowside);
 	int from_s = uflow->s[ref.flowside.sidei];
 	uint8_t topif = pif_at_sidx(tosidx);
+	int recv_err = 0;
 	int n, i;
 
 	ASSERT(!c->no_udp && uflow);
 
-	if ((n = udp_sock_recv(c, from_s, events, udp_mh_recv)) <= 0)
+	n = udp_sock_recv(c, from_s, events, udp_mh_recv, &recv_err);
+	if (recv_err == -1) {
+		struct flow_common *f = &uflow->f;
+		char estr0[INANY_ADDRSTRLEN], fstr0[INANY_ADDRSTRLEN];
+		char estr1[INANY_ADDRSTRLEN], fstr1[INANY_ADDRSTRLEN];
+		const struct flowside *ini = &f->side[INISIDE];
+		const struct flowside *tgt = &f->side[TGTSIDE];
+
+		flow_err(uflow, "EPOLLERR without error queue, closing flow");
+		err("Last recorded errno was: %i (%s)", uflow->last_errno,
+		    strerror(uflow->last_errno));
+
+		flow_log_(f, LOG_ERR,
+			  "%s [%s]:%hu -> [%s]:%hu => %s [%s]:%hu -> [%s]:%hu",
+			  pif_name(f->pif[INISIDE]),
+			  inany_ntop(&ini->eaddr, estr0, sizeof(estr0)),
+			  ini->eport,
+			  inany_ntop(&ini->oaddr, fstr0, sizeof(fstr0)),
+			  ini->oport,
+			  pif_name(f->pif[TGTSIDE]),
+			  inany_ntop(&tgt->oaddr, fstr1, sizeof(fstr1)),
+			  tgt->oport,
+			  inany_ntop(&tgt->eaddr, estr1, sizeof(estr1)),
+			  tgt->eport);
+
+		udp_flow_close(c, uflow);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (recv_err) {
+		struct udp_flow *uflow = udp_at_sidx(udp_meta[0].tosidx);
+
+		uflow->last_errno = recv_err;
+		flow_err(uflow, "Recorded errno %i (%s)", recv_err,
+			 strerror(recv_err));
+	}
+
+	if (n <= 0)
 		return;
 
 	flow_trace(uflow, "Received %d datagrams on reply socket", n);
diff --git a/udp_flow.c b/udp_flow.c
index 1ff59a9..a655644 100644
--- a/udp_flow.c
+++ b/udp_flow.c
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ struct udp_flow *udp_at_sidx(flow_sidx_t sidx)
 	return &flow->udp;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * udp_flow_close() - Close and clean up UDP flow
  * @c:		Execution context
  * @uflow:	UDP flow
  */
-static void udp_flow_close(const struct ctx *c, struct udp_flow *uflow)
+void udp_flow_close(const struct ctx *c, struct udp_flow *uflow)
 {
 	if (uflow->s[INISIDE] >= 0) {
 		/* The listening socket needs to stay in epoll */
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ static void udp_flow_close(const struct ctx *c, struct udp_flow *uflow)
 		close(uflow->s[TGTSIDE]);
 		uflow->s[TGTSIDE] = -1;
 	}
+
+	uflow->last_errno = 0;
+
 	flow_hash_remove(c, FLOW_SIDX(uflow, INISIDE));
 	if (!pif_is_socket(uflow->f.pif[TGTSIDE]))
 		flow_hash_remove(c, FLOW_SIDX(uflow, TGTSIDE));
diff --git a/udp_flow.h b/udp_flow.h
index 12ddf03..6996d24 100644
--- a/udp_flow.h
+++ b/udp_flow.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ struct udp_flow {
 
 	time_t ts;
 	int s[SIDES];
+
+	int last_errno;
 };
 
 struct udp_flow *udp_at_sidx(flow_sidx_t sidx);
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ flow_sidx_t udp_flow_from_tap(const struct ctx *c,
 			      const void *saddr, const void *daddr,
 			      in_port_t srcport, in_port_t dstport,
 			      const struct timespec *now);
+void udp_flow_close(const struct ctx *c, struct udp_flow *uflow);
 bool udp_flow_timer(const struct ctx *c, struct udp_flow *uflow,
 		    const struct timespec *now);