diff --git a/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_listener.hpp b/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_listener.hpp
index 8a0e878954..9cadbffcd7 100644
--- a/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_listener.hpp
+++ b/plugins/http_plugin/include/eosio/http_plugin/beast_http_listener.hpp
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ class beast_http_listener : public std::enable_shared_from_this<beast_http_liste
             fail(ec, "accept", self->plugin_state_->logger, "closing connection");
          } else {
             // Create the session object and run it
-            std::string remote_endpoint = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(self->socket_.remote_endpoint());
+            boost::system::error_code re_ec;
+            auto re = self->socket_.remote_endpoint(re_ec);
+            std::string remote_endpoint = re_ec ? "unknown" : boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(re);
             std::make_shared<session_type>(
                   std::move(self->socket_),
                   self->plugin_state_,