diff --git a/weed/util/net_timeout.go b/weed/util/net_timeout.go
index 8acd50d42..b8068e67f 100644
--- a/weed/util/net_timeout.go
+++ b/weed/util/net_timeout.go
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ func (c *Conn) Write(b []byte) (count int, e error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) Close() error {
-	stats.ConnectionClose()
-	return c.Conn.Close()
+	err := c.Conn.Close()
+	if err == nil {
+		stats.ConnectionClose()
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func NewListener(addr string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Listener, error) {