diff --git a/electrum/lntransport.py b/electrum/lntransport.py
index a28d2da24..cbcd1caab 100644
--- a/electrum/lntransport.py
+++ b/electrum/lntransport.py
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ class LNResponderTransport(LNTransportBase):
         hs = HandshakeState(privkey_to_pubkey(self.privkey))
         act1 = b''
         while len(act1) < 50:
-            act1 += await self.reader.read(50 - len(act1))
+            buf = await self.reader.read(50 - len(act1))
+            if not buf:
+                raise HandshakeFailed('responder disconnected')
+            act1 += buf
         if len(act1) != 50:
             raise HandshakeFailed('responder: short act 1 read, length is ' + str(len(act1)))
         if bytes([act1[0]]) != HandshakeState.handshake_version:
@@ -200,7 +203,10 @@ class LNResponderTransport(LNTransportBase):
         # act 3
         act3 = b''
         while len(act3) < 66:
-            act3 += await self.reader.read(66 - len(act3))
+            buf = await self.reader.read(66 - len(act3))
+            if not buf:
+                raise HandshakeFailed('responder disconnected')
+            act3 += buf
         if len(act3) != 66:
             raise HandshakeFailed('responder: short act 3 read, length is ' + str(len(act3)))
         if bytes([act3[0]]) != HandshakeState.handshake_version:
diff --git a/electrum/lnworker.py b/electrum/lnworker.py
index bff75725a..849ae660c 100644
--- a/electrum/lnworker.py
+++ b/electrum/lnworker.py
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ class LNWorker(Logger, NetworkRetryManager[LNPeerAddr]):
                 transport = LNResponderTransport(self.node_keypair.privkey, reader, writer)
                 try:
                     node_id = await transport.handshake()
-                except:
-                    self.logger.info('handshake failure from incoming connection')
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.logger.info(f'handshake failure from incoming connection: {e!r}')
                     return
                 peer = Peer(self, node_id, transport)
                 with self.lock: