diff --git a/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c b/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c
index 0474d417df..84900ca581 100644
--- a/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ void x2ap_eNB_handle_sctp_association_resp(instance_t instance, sctp_new_associa
       /* some sanity check - to be refined at some point */
       if (sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state != SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED) {
         X2AP_ERROR("x2ap_enb_data_p not NULL and sctp state not SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED, what to do?\n");
+        if (sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state == SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN){
+          RB_REMOVE(x2ap_enb_map, &instance_p->x2ap_enb_head, x2ap_enb_data_p);
+          return;
+        }
+
         exit(1);
       }
 
diff --git a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
index af49c5c350..912675ad1c 100644
--- a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
+++ b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ sctp_eNB_read_from_socket(
         if (SCTP_SHUTDOWN_EVENT == snp->sn_header.sn_type) {
             itti_unsubscribe_event_fd(TASK_SCTP, sctp_cnx->sd);
 
+            SCTP_DEBUG("Received SCTP SHUTDOWN EVENT\n");
             close(sctp_cnx->sd);
 
             sctp_itti_send_association_resp(