diff --git a/src/core/or/connection_edge.c b/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
index da5431c47e1dae4e18c0a4f873e71aff8db47317..04005b29a6f6467dd0d065ac7e9ad6427da7c0b9 100644
--- a/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
+++ b/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
@@ -4293,7 +4293,7 @@ connection_exit_connect(edge_connection_t *edge_conn)
       nodelist_reentry_probably_contains(&conn->addr, conn->port)) {
     log_info(LD_EXIT, "%s tried to connect back to a known relay address. "
                       "Closing.", connection_describe(conn));
-    connection_edge_end(edge_conn, END_STREAM_REASON_TORPROTOCOL);
+    connection_edge_end(edge_conn, END_STREAM_REASON_CONNECTREFUSED);
     circuit_detach_stream(circuit_get_by_edge_conn(edge_conn), edge_conn);
     connection_free(conn);
     return;