diff --git a/source/libcli/raw/clitransport.c b/source/libcli/raw/clitransport.c
index fc257b90981..641ad380310 100644
--- a/source/libcli/raw/clitransport.c
+++ b/source/libcli/raw/clitransport.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void smbcli_transport_event_handler(struct event_context *ev,
  */
 static int transport_destructor(struct smbcli_transport *transport)
 {
-	smbcli_transport_dead(transport);
+	smbcli_transport_dead(transport, NT_STATUS_LOCAL_DISCONNECT);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int transport_destructor(struct smbcli_transport *transport)
 static void smbcli_transport_error(void *private, NTSTATUS status)
 {
 	struct smbcli_transport *transport = talloc_get_type(private, struct smbcli_transport);
-	smbcli_transport_dead(transport);
+	smbcli_transport_dead(transport, status);
 }
 
 static NTSTATUS smbcli_transport_finish_recv(void *private, DATA_BLOB blob);
@@ -130,15 +130,19 @@ struct smbcli_transport *smbcli_transport_init(struct smbcli_socket *sock,
 /*
   mark the transport as dead
 */
-void smbcli_transport_dead(struct smbcli_transport *transport)
+void smbcli_transport_dead(struct smbcli_transport *transport, NTSTATUS status)
 {
 	smbcli_sock_dead(transport->socket);
 
+	if (NT_STATUS_EQUAL(NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL, status)) {
+		status = NT_STATUS_UNEXPECTED_NETWORK_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	/* kill all pending receives */
 	while (transport->pending_recv) {
 		struct smbcli_request *req = transport->pending_recv;
 		req->state = SMBCLI_REQUEST_ERROR;
-		req->status = NT_STATUS_NET_WRITE_FAULT;
+		req->status = status;
 		DLIST_REMOVE(transport->pending_recv, req);
 		if (req->async.fn) {
 			req->async.fn(req);
diff --git a/source/libcli/smb2/transport.c b/source/libcli/smb2/transport.c
index 6f916997048..df3bec8720d 100644
--- a/source/libcli/smb2/transport.c
+++ b/source/libcli/smb2/transport.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void smb2_transport_event_handler(struct event_context *ev,
  */
 static int transport_destructor(struct smb2_transport *transport)
 {
-	smb2_transport_dead(transport);
+	smb2_transport_dead(transport, NT_STATUS_LOCAL_DISCONNECT);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void smb2_transport_error(void *private, NTSTATUS status)
 {
 	struct smb2_transport *transport = talloc_get_type(private, 
 							   struct smb2_transport);
-	smb2_transport_dead(transport);
+	smb2_transport_dead(transport, status);
 }
 
 static NTSTATUS smb2_transport_finish_recv(void *private, DATA_BLOB blob);
@@ -120,15 +120,19 @@ struct smb2_transport *smb2_transport_init(struct smbcli_socket *sock,
 /*
   mark the transport as dead
 */
-void smb2_transport_dead(struct smb2_transport *transport)
+void smb2_transport_dead(struct smb2_transport *transport, NTSTATUS status)
 {
 	smbcli_sock_dead(transport->socket);
 
+	if (NT_STATUS_EQUAL(NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL, status)) {
+		status = NT_STATUS_UNEXPECTED_NETWORK_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	/* kill all pending receives */
 	while (transport->pending_recv) {
 		struct smb2_request *req = transport->pending_recv;
 		req->state = SMB2_REQUEST_ERROR;
-		req->status = NT_STATUS_NET_WRITE_FAULT;
+		req->status = status;
 		DLIST_REMOVE(transport->pending_recv, req);
 		if (req->async.fn) {
 			req->async.fn(req);
diff --git a/source/torture/basic/delete.c b/source/torture/basic/delete.c
index d3f7de201f9..445333ca6fa 100644
--- a/source/torture/basic/delete.c
+++ b/source/torture/basic/delete.c
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ static BOOL deltest21(struct smbcli_state **ppcli1, struct smbcli_state **ppcli2
 	correct &= check_delete_on_close(cli1, fnum1, fname, True, __location__);
 
 	/* Now yank the rug from under cli1. */
-	smbcli_transport_dead(cli1->transport);
+	smbcli_transport_dead(cli1->transport, NT_STATUS_LOCAL_DISCONNECT);
 
 	fnum1 = -1;
 
diff --git a/source/torture/raw/notify.c b/source/torture/raw/notify.c
index 577f4612195..b7bbb774b6b 100644
--- a/source/torture/raw/notify.c
+++ b/source/torture/raw/notify.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ done:
 static void tcp_dis_handler(struct smbcli_transport *t, void *p)
 {
 	struct smbcli_state *cli = p;
-	smbcli_transport_dead(cli->transport);
+	smbcli_transport_dead(cli->transport, NT_STATUS_LOCAL_DISCONNECT);
 	cli->transport = NULL;
 	cli->tree = NULL;
 }
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static BOOL test_notify_tcp_dis(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx)
 	smbcli_transport_idle_handler(cli->transport, tcp_dis_handler, 250, cli);
 
 	status = smb_raw_changenotify_recv(req, mem_ctx, &notify);
-	CHECK_STATUS(status, NT_STATUS_NET_WRITE_FAULT);
+	CHECK_STATUS(status, NT_STATUS_LOCAL_DISCONNECT);
 
 done:
 	torture_close_connection(cli);