diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
index 6871ad3349..5383cb6e3c 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/AbstractChannel.java
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
             try {
                 doBind(localAddress);
             } catch (Throwable t) {
-                closeIfClosed();
                 promise.setFailure(t);
+                closeIfClosed();
                 return;
             }
             if (!wasActive && isActive()) {
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
             try {
                 doDisconnect();
             } catch (Throwable t) {
-                closeIfClosed();
                 promise.setFailure(t);
+                closeIfClosed();
                 return;
             }
             if (wasActive && !isActive()) {
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannel extends DefaultAttributeMap implements Cha
                     }
                 });
             }
-            closeIfClosed(); // doDisconnect() might have closed the channel
             promise.setSuccess();
+            closeIfClosed(); // doDisconnect() might have closed the channel
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java
index 276ff0995b..3cd018cc1b 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/local/LocalChannel.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
 import java.nio.channels.ConnectionPendingException;
 import java.nio.channels.NotYetConnectedException;
 import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Queue;
 
 /**
@@ -293,9 +294,7 @@ public class LocalChannel extends AbstractChannel {
             peerLoop.execute(new Runnable() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
-                    for (int i = 0;  i < msgsCopy.length; i++) {
-                        peer.inboundBuffer.add(msgsCopy[i]);
-                    }
+                    Collections.addAll(peer.inboundBuffer, msgsCopy);
                     finishPeerRead(peer, peerPipeline);
                 }
             });
@@ -350,7 +349,6 @@ public class LocalChannel extends AbstractChannel {
                     doBind(localAddress);
                 } catch (Throwable t) {
                     promise.setFailure(t);
-                    pipeline().fireExceptionCaught(t);
                     close(voidPromise());
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioChannel.java
index a30415c435..a5547f436a 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/nio/AbstractNioChannel.java
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractNioChannel extends AbstractChannel {
                     newT.setStackTrace(t.getStackTrace());
                     t = newT;
                 }
-                closeIfClosed();
                 promise.tryFailure(t);
+                closeIfClosed();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/oio/AbstractOioChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/oio/AbstractOioChannel.java
index 68ac919f35..a421425a9c 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/oio/AbstractOioChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/oio/AbstractOioChannel.java
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractOioChannel extends AbstractChannel {
                     newT.setStackTrace(t.getStackTrace());
                     t = newT;
                 }
-                closeIfClosed();
                 promise.setFailure(t);
+                closeIfClosed();
             }
         }
     }