diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_task.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_task.c
index a320b92935..72e3d86ea2 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_task.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_cu_task.c
@@ -64,27 +64,17 @@ static void cu_task_handle_sctp_association_ind(instance_t instance,
 static void cu_task_handle_sctp_association_resp(instance_t instance, sctp_new_association_resp_t *sctp_new_association_resp) {
   DevAssert(sctp_new_association_resp != NULL);
 
-  if (sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state == SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN) {
+  enum sctp_state_e state = sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state;
+  if (state != SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED) {
     f1ap_cudu_inst_t *f1ap_cu_data = getCxt(instance);
     AssertFatal(f1ap_cu_data != NULL, "illegal state: SCTP shutdown for non-existing F1AP endpoint\n");
-    LOG_I(F1AP, "Received SCTP shutdown for assoc_id %d, removing endpoint\n", sctp_new_association_resp->assoc_id);
+    LOG_I(F1AP, "Received SCTP state %d for assoc_id %d, removing endpoint\n", state, sctp_new_association_resp->assoc_id);
     /* inform RRC that the DU is gone */
     MessageDef *message_p = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_CU_F1, 0, F1AP_LOST_CONNECTION);
     message_p->ittiMsgHeader.originInstance = sctp_new_association_resp->assoc_id;
     itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_RRC_GNB, instance, message_p);
     return;
   }
-
-  if (sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state != SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED) {
-    LOG_W(F1AP, "Received unsuccessful result for SCTP association (%u), instance %ld, cnx_id %u\n",
-          sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state,
-          instance,
-          sctp_new_association_resp->ulp_cnx_id);
-    //if (sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state == SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN)
-    //proto_agent_stop(instance);
-    //f1ap_handle_setup_message(instance, sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state == SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN);
-    return; // exit -1 for debugging
-  }
 }
 
 static void cu_task_handle_sctp_data_ind(instance_t instance, sctp_data_ind_t *sctp_data_ind) {