diff --git a/udp/udp_darwin.go b/udp/udp_darwin.go
index 91201194..863c98f3 100644
--- a/udp/udp_darwin.go
+++ b/udp/udp_darwin.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func NewUDPStatsEmitter(udpConns []Conn) func() {
 	return func() {}
 }
 
-func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
+func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) error {
 	buffer := make([]byte, MTU)
 
 	for {
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 		n, rua, err := u.ReadFromUDPAddrPort(buffer)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) {
-				u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
-				return
+				return err
 			}
 
 			u.l.WithError(err).Error("unexpected udp socket receive error")
diff --git a/udp/udp_linux.go b/udp/udp_linux.go
index 888d46af..32b9c69b 100644
--- a/udp/udp_linux.go
+++ b/udp/udp_linux.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (u *StdConn) writeTo6(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 
 func (u *StdConn) writeTo4(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 	if !ip.Addr().Is4() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Listener is IPv4, but writing to IPv6 remote")
+		return ErrInvalidIPv6RemoteForSocket
 	}
 
 	var rsa unix.RawSockaddrInet4
diff --git a/udp/udp_rio_windows.go b/udp/udp_rio_windows.go
index 524c8a0b..607b978e 100644
--- a/udp/udp_rio_windows.go
+++ b/udp/udp_rio_windows.go
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ func (u *RIOConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) error {
 
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) {
-				u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
-				return
+				return err
 			}
 			// Dampen unexpected message warns to once per minute
 			if lastRecvErr.IsZero() || time.Since(lastRecvErr) > time.Minute {