diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 78123f1c..78c5c4bf 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ retry:
 	close(sockd);
 	sockd = accept(us->sockd, NULL, NULL);
 	if (sockd < 0) {
-		LOGERR("Failed to accept on connector socket, retrying in 5s");
+		LOGEMERG("Failed to accept on connector socket, exiting");
 		ret = 1;
 		goto out;
 	}