* login related PDU's exp_statsn is handled in
                         * userspace
                         */
-                       rc = iscsi_recv_pdu(conn->cls_conn, hdr, data, datalen);
+                       if (iscsi_recv_pdu(conn->cls_conn, hdr, data, datalen))
+                               rc = ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED;
                        list_del(&mtask->running);
                        if (conn->login_mtask != mtask)
                                __kfifo_put(session->mgmtpool.queue,
                        }
                        conn->exp_statsn = be32_to_cpu(hdr->statsn) + 1;
 
-                       rc = iscsi_recv_pdu(conn->cls_conn, hdr, data, datalen);
+                       if (iscsi_recv_pdu(conn->cls_conn, hdr, data, datalen))
+                               rc = ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED;
                        list_del(&mtask->running);
                        if (conn->login_mtask != mtask)
                                __kfifo_put(session->mgmtpool.queue,
        } else if (itt == ISCSI_RESERVED_TAG) {
                switch(opcode) {
                case ISCSI_OP_NOOP_IN:
-                       if (!datalen) {
-                               rc = iscsi_check_assign_cmdsn(session,
-                                                (struct iscsi_nopin*)hdr);
-                               if (!rc && hdr->ttt != ISCSI_RESERVED_TAG)
-                                       rc = iscsi_recv_pdu(conn->cls_conn,
-                                                           hdr, NULL, 0);
-                       } else
+                       if (datalen) {
                                rc = ISCSI_ERR_PROTO;
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       rc = iscsi_check_assign_cmdsn(session,
+                                                (struct iscsi_nopin*)hdr);
+                       if (rc)
+                               break;
+
+                       if (hdr->ttt == ISCSI_RESERVED_TAG)
+                               break;
+
+                       if (iscsi_recv_pdu(conn->cls_conn, hdr, NULL, 0))
+                               rc = ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED;
                        break;
                case ISCSI_OP_REJECT:
                        /* we need sth like iscsi_reject_rsp()*/