diff --git a/include/channelimpl.h b/include/channelimpl.h
index 21ee2af..a4c4e39 100644
--- a/include/channelimpl.h
+++ b/include/channelimpl.h
@@ -479,12 +479,6 @@ public:
         if (!next) _newestCallback = nullptr;
     }
 
-    /**
-     *  Report errors to all deferred objects already in an error state
-     *  @param  force           Report errors even for objects not already in error state
-     */
-    void reportErrors(bool force = false);
-
     /**
      *  Report an error message on a channel
      *  @param  message
@@ -496,27 +490,38 @@ public:
 
         // we are going to call callbacks that could destruct the channel
         Monitor monitor(this);
+
+        // call the oldest
+        if (_oldestCallback)
+        {
+            // call the callback
+            auto *next = _oldestCallback->reportError(message);
+            
+            // leap out if channel no longer exists
+            if (!monitor.valid()) return;
+            
+            // set the oldest callback
+            _oldestCallback.reset(next);
+        }
+        
+        // clean up all deferred other objects
+        while (_oldestCallback)
+        {
+            // call the callback
+            auto *next = _oldestCallback->reportError("Channel is in error state");
+            
+            // leap out if channel no longer exists
+            if (!monitor.valid()) return;
+            
+            // set the oldest callback
+            _oldestCallback.reset(next);
+        }
+
+        // all callbacks have been processed, so we also can reset the pointer to the newest
+        _newestCallback = nullptr;
         
         // inform handler
         if (_errorCallback) _errorCallback(message);
-        
-        // leap out if channel is already destructed, or when there are no further callbacks
-        if (!monitor.valid() || !_oldestCallback) return;
-
-        // call the callback
-        auto *next = _oldestCallback->reportError(message);
-        
-        // leap out if channel no longer exists
-        if (!monitor.valid()) return;
-        
-        // set the oldest callback
-        _oldestCallback.reset(next);
-        
-        // if there was no next callback, the newest callback was just used
-        if (!next) _newestCallback = nullptr;
-        
-        // when one error occured, all subsequent messages are in an error state too
-        reportErrors(true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/connectionimpl.h b/include/connectionimpl.h
index f3fceb2..bd654b2 100644
--- a/include/connectionimpl.h
+++ b/include/connectionimpl.h
@@ -277,6 +277,19 @@ public:
     {
         // set connection state to closed
         _state = state_closed;
+        
+        // monitor because every callback could invalidate the connection
+        Monitor monitor(this);
+
+        // all deferred result objects in the channels should report this error too
+        for (auto &iter : _channels)
+        {
+            // report the errors
+            iter.second->reportError(message);
+            
+            // leap out if no longer valid
+            if (!monitor.valid()) return;
+        }
 
         // inform handler
         _handler->onError(_parent, message);
diff --git a/src/channelimpl.cpp b/src/channelimpl.cpp
index f699692..c612232 100644
--- a/src/channelimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/channelimpl.cpp
@@ -119,32 +119,6 @@ Deferred &ChannelImpl::push(const Frame &frame)
     return push(new Deferred(send(frame)));
 }
 
-/**
- *  Report errors to all deferred objects already in an error state
- *  @param  force           Report errors even for objects not already in error state
- */
-void ChannelImpl::reportErrors(bool force)
-{
-    // keep looping for as long as the oldest callback is in an error state
-    while (_oldestCallback && (force || !*_oldestCallback))
-    {
-        // construct monitor, because channel could be destructed
-        Monitor monitor(this);
-        
-        // report the error
-        auto *next = _oldestCallback->reportError("Frame could not be delivered");
-        
-        // leap out if object is no longer valid after the callback was called
-        if (!monitor.valid()) return;
-        
-        // install the next deferred object
-        _oldestCallback.reset(next);
-        
-        // was this also the newest callback
-        if (!next) _newestCallback = nullptr;
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  *  Pause deliveries on a channel
  *