diff --git a/src/core/or/connection_edge.c b/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
index b40fa3e567d1ae338b1fa3cbf8914b116348f331..895e73ac1be691b8deaf6ad190602b94356be452 100644
--- a/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
+++ b/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
@@ -4066,7 +4066,7 @@ connection_exit_connect(edge_connection_t *edge_conn)
     log_info(LD_EXIT, "%s:%d tried to connect back to a known relay address. "
                       "Closing.", escaped_safe_str_client(conn->address),
              conn->port);
-    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;