diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java
index b7f6b1ce68..b4af5497f8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java
@@ -248,10 +248,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractSocketSslEchoTest {
         @Override
         public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ExceptionEvent e)
                 throws Exception {
-            if (exception.compareAndSet(null, e.getCause())) {
-                e.getCause().printStackTrace();
-                e.getChannel().close();
-            }
+            exception.compareAndSet(null, e.getCause());
+            e.getCause().printStackTrace();
+            e.getChannel().close();
         }
     }
 }