diff --git a/packages/core/src/network/persistent-connection.ts b/packages/core/src/network/persistent-connection.ts
index 26f732a6..fe652fca 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/network/persistent-connection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/network/persistent-connection.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { IPacketCodec, ITelegramConnection, TelegramTransport } from './tra
 
 import { FramedReader, FramedWriter } from '@fuman/io'
 
-import { PersistentConnection as FumanPersistentConnection } from '@fuman/net'
+import { ConnectionClosedError, PersistentConnection as FumanPersistentConnection } from '@fuman/net'
 import { Emitter, timers } from '@fuman/utils'
 
 export interface PersistentConnectionParams {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export abstract class PersistentConnection {
         }
     }
 
-    private async _onClose() {
+    private _onClose(): void {
         this.log.debug('connection closed')
         this._updateLogPrefix()
 
@@ -149,9 +149,12 @@ export abstract class PersistentConnection {
         this.onClosed()
     }
 
-    private async _onError(err: Error) {
+    private _onError(err: Error) {
         this._updateLogPrefix()
-        this.handleError(err)
+
+        if (!(err instanceof ConnectionClosedError)) {
+            this.handleError(err)
+        }
 
         return 'reconnect' as const
     }
@@ -231,7 +234,13 @@ export abstract class PersistentConnection {
 
         if (this._writer) {
             this._rescheduleInactivity()
-            await this._writer.write(data)
+            try {
+                await this._writer.write(data)
+            } catch (e: unknown) {
+                this.log.warn('encountered an error closed while sending, reconnecting: %e', e)
+                this._fuman.reconnect(true)
+                this._sendOnceConnected.push(data)
+            }
         } else {
             this._sendOnceConnected.push(data)
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/network/session-connection.ts b/packages/core/src/network/session-connection.ts
index 04bac021..e923dfd0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/network/session-connection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/network/session-connection.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { Deferred, Emitter, timers, u8 } from '@fuman/utils'
 import { tl } from '@mtcute/tl'
 import { TlBinaryReader, TlBinaryWriter, TlSerializationCounter } from '@mtcute/tl-runtime'
 import Long from 'long'
-import { MtArgumentError, MtcuteError, MtTimeoutError } from '../types/index.js'
 
+import { MtArgumentError, MtcuteError, MtTimeoutError } from '../types/index.js'
 import { createAesIgeForMessageOld } from '../utils/crypto/mtproto.js'
 import {
     EarlyTimer,
@@ -2050,18 +2050,7 @@ export class SessionConnection extends PersistentConnection {
         )
 
         const enc = this._session.encryptMessage(result)
-        const promise = this.send(enc).catch((err: Error) => {
-            if (this._destroyed) return
-            this.log.error('error while sending pending messages (root msg_id = %l): %e', rootMsgId, err)
-
-            // put acks in the front so they are the first to be sent
-            if (ackMsgIds) {
-                this._session.queuedAcks.splice(0, 0, ...ackMsgIds)
-            }
-            if (rootMsgId) {
-                this._onMessageFailed(rootMsgId, 'unknown error')
-            }
-        })
+        const promise = this.send(enc)
 
         if (this._inactivityPendingFlush && !this._session.hasPendingMessages) {
             void promise.then(() => {