diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 3107901c..a7b776ab 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ retry:
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "reject")) {
 		LOGDEBUG("Connector received reject signal");
 		cdata->accept = false;
+		send_proc(ckp->stratifier, "dropall");
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "stats")) {
 		char *msg;
 
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 243a9df9..5bdb9146 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ static void drop_allclients(ckpool_t *ckp)
 	ck_wunlock(&sdata->instance_lock);
 
 	if (kills)
-		LOGNOTICE("Dropped %d instances", kills);
+		LOGNOTICE("Dropped %d instances for dropall request", kills);
 }
 
 static void update_subscribe(ckpool_t *ckp)