diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9b0baa4..81c9f2a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Version NEXT
 	  because we closing these later. This should help systemd internal
 	  inetd to work correctly using fspd socket activation.
 	fspd exits with err 8 if can't write pidfile after forking
+	add error exit 9 if fspd can't send back reply to client
 
 Version 2.8.1b29 - 24 Aug 2019
 	added scons command line argument without-fspscan=yes for building
diff --git a/man/fspd.1 b/man/fspd.1
index 8b4573c..de6e5dd 100644
--- a/man/fspd.1
+++ b/man/fspd.1
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ select() error
 .B 8
 can not write pidfile
 
+.B 9
+can not send reply back to client
+
 .B 99
 Internal terror
 
diff --git a/server/server.c b/server/server.c
index 235ab74..3a4f463 100644
--- a/server/server.c
+++ b/server/server.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ fprintf(stderr,"\n") ;
   if(sendto(myfd,(char *)ub,(len1 + len2 + UBUF_HSIZE),0,
 	    (struct sockaddr *)from,sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) == -1) {
     perror("sendto");
-    exit(7);
+    exit(9);
   }
 
 return(0);