diff --git a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
index 670ac9613..cd471fcb0 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ web_o = Object.keys(web_o).map(function(pass) {
         (req.headers['x-forwarded-' + header] ? ',' : '') +
         values[header];
     });
-    
+
     req.headers['x-forwarded-host'] = req.headers['host'];
   },
 
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ web_o = Object.keys(web_o).map(function(pass) {
     proxyReq.on('error', proxyError);
 
     function proxyError (err){
+      if (err.code === 'ECONNRESET' && proxyReq._headers && proxyReq._headers.connection === 'close') {
+        // The target server has closed the connection, but since it first sent
+        // a 'Connection: close' header this is not an error.
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (clb) {
         clb(err, req, res, options.target);
       } else {