diff --git a/qtfs/rexec/rexec.c b/qtfs/rexec/rexec.c
index e9b91f8284eca00947b35eb2e919540c8698cac1..eb8b9bdfe45e71848f88a63f310ce7975c7c68bb 100644
--- a/qtfs/rexec/rexec.c
+++ b/qtfs/rexec/rexec.c
@@ -563,14 +563,13 @@ static int rexec_handshake_proc(struct rexec_client_event *evt)
 	int ret = read(evt->fd, hs->msg, 1);
 	if (ret <= 0) {
 		rexec_err("read from handshake pipe failed, ret:%d err:%d", ret, errno);
-		return REXEC_EVENT_EXIT;
+		return REXEC_EVENT_DEL;
 	}
 	hs->msgtype = REXEC_HANDSHAKE;
 	hs->msglen = 1;
 	ret = write(evt->outfd, hs, sizeof(struct rexec_msg) + 1);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		rexec_err("send handshake failed, connfd:%d.", evt->outfd);
-		return REXEC_EVENT_EXIT;
 	}
 	return REXEC_EVENT_OK;
 }