diff --git a/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/handler/PipeliningServerHandler.java b/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/handler/PipeliningServerHandler.java
index 727b58d45a0..a4869e1dc11 100644
--- a/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/handler/PipeliningServerHandler.java
+++ b/http-server-netty/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/handler/PipeliningServerHandler.java
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ void discard() {
 
         @Override
         void handleUpstreamError(Throwable cause) {
+            inboundHandler = droppingInboundHandler;
             dest.error(cause);
         }
 
diff --git a/http-server-netty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/fuzzing/FuzzyInputSpec.groovy b/http-server-netty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/fuzzing/FuzzyInputSpec.groovy
index d286fd2d25c..65edf3502ea 100644
--- a/http-server-netty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/fuzzing/FuzzyInputSpec.groovy
+++ b/http-server-netty/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/http/server/netty/fuzzing/FuzzyInputSpec.groovy
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class FuzzyInputSpec extends Specification {
                 Base64.decoder.decode("UyAvIFAvMC4xMQpjb250ZW50LWxlbmd0aDo0ClRyYW5zZmVyLUVuY29kaW5nOmRlZmxhdGUKCi+5RVAyIPwgSC8xLjEK"),
                 Base64.decoder.decode("cA1ACUhUVFAvOC4wCkhvc3Q6OgpPcmlnaW46Cgo="),
                 Base64.decoder.decode("SEVDc3QNQP/9P/8JSFRUUC8wLjEKZXB0OgoKcG9zdA1A/T/9Oi8v/y9lY2hvLXB1Ymxpc2hlcglIVFRQLzAuMQp0OgpDb250ZW50LUxlbmd0aDo1Cgr/"),
+                Base64.decoder.decode("SEVDRCBIIEhUVFAvMS4wCiY6MwoKcG9zdA1A//0//wlIVFRQLzAuMQplcHQ6Cgpwb3N0DUD9P/06Ly//L2VjaG8tcHVibGlzaGVyCUhUVFAvMC4xCnQ6CkNvbnRlbnQtTGVuZ3RoOjUKCv8="),
         ]
     }
 
diff --git a/http-server/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/RouteExecutor.java b/http-server/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/RouteExecutor.java
index 7fce9f7baba..1b46c3cba61 100644
--- a/http-server/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/RouteExecutor.java
+++ b/http-server/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/server/RouteExecutor.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 import reactor.core.scheduler.Schedulers;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -273,6 +274,9 @@ void logException(Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     static boolean isIgnorable(Throwable cause) {
+        if (cause instanceof ClosedChannelException) {
+            return true;
+        }
         String message = cause.getMessage();
         return cause instanceof IOException && message != null && IGNORABLE_ERROR_MESSAGE.matcher(message).matches();
     }