diff --git a/tmate-ssh-server.c b/tmate-ssh-server.c
index 0cc48a9b..f018f47f 100644
--- a/tmate-ssh-server.c
+++ b/tmate-ssh-server.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static void client_bootstrap(struct tmate_session *_session)
 
 	while (!client->role) {
 		if (ssh_event_dopoll(mainloop, -1) == SSH_ERROR)
-			tmate_fatal("Error polling ssh socket: %s", ssh_get_error(session));
+			tmate_fatal_info("Error polling ssh socket: %s", ssh_get_error(session));
 	}
 
 	alarm(0);