diff --git a/srtcore/queue.cpp b/srtcore/queue.cpp
index 20f25f3b4..fc1eb3edd 100644
--- a/srtcore/queue.cpp
+++ b/srtcore/queue.cpp
@@ -958,7 +958,17 @@ void CRendezvousQueue::updateConnStatus(EReadStatus rst, EConnectStatus cst, con
                 << "). removing from queue");
             // connection timer expired, acknowledge app via epoll
             i->m_pUDT->m_bConnecting = false;
-            i->m_pUDT->m_RejectReason = SRT_REJ_TIMEOUT;
+            if (!is_zero(i->m_tsTTL))
+            {
+                // Timer expired, set TIMEOUT forcefully
+                i->m_pUDT->m_RejectReason = SRT_REJ_TIMEOUT;
+            }
+            else if (i->m_pUDT->m_RejectReason == SRT_REJ_UNKNOWN)
+            {
+                // In case of unknown reason, rejection should at least
+                // suggest error on the peer
+                i->m_pUDT->m_RejectReason = SRT_REJ_PEER;
+            }
             CUDT::s_UDTUnited.m_EPoll.update_events(i->m_iID, i->m_pUDT->m_sPollID, SRT_EPOLL_ERR, true);
             /*
              * Setting m_bConnecting to false but keeping socket in rendezvous queue is not a good idea.
diff --git a/testing/testmedia.cpp b/testing/testmedia.cpp
index 7892672d5..50f5f6a71 100755
--- a/testing/testmedia.cpp
+++ b/testing/testmedia.cpp
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ void SrtCommon::Error(string src, int reason, int force_result)
         cerr << "\nERROR (app): " << src << endl;
         throw std::runtime_error(src);
     }
-    string message = srt_getlasterror_str();
+    string message = srt_strerror(result, errnov);
     if (result == SRT_ECONNREJ)
     {
         if ( Verbose::on )