diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index 72755823a..a2e9ff5b6 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -681,9 +681,10 @@ void clusterAcceptHandler(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
          * or schedule it for later depending on connection implementation.
          */
         if (connAccept(conn, clusterConnAcceptHandler) == C_ERR) {
-            serverLog(LL_VERBOSE,
-                    "Error accepting cluster node connection: %s",
-                    connGetLastError(conn));
+            if (connGetState(conn) == CONN_STATE_ERROR)
+                serverLog(LL_VERBOSE,
+                        "Error accepting cluster node connection: %s",
+                        connGetLastError(conn));
             connClose(conn);
             return;
         }