diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ClientConnection.cc b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ClientConnection.cc
index fc3582da4fd78..3f0106351cd4a 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ClientConnection.cc
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ClientConnection.cc
@@ -569,7 +569,11 @@ void ClientConnection::handleRead(const boost::system::error_code& err, size_t b
 
     if (err || bytesTransferred == 0) {
         if (err) {
-            LOG_ERROR(cnxString_ << "Read failed: " << err.message());
+            if (err == boost::asio::error::operation_aborted) {
+                LOG_DEBUG(cnxString_ << "Read failed: " << err.message());
+            } else {
+                LOG_ERROR(cnxString_ << "Read operation was cancelled");
+            }
         }  // else: bytesTransferred == 0, which means server has closed the connection
         close();
     } else if (bytesTransferred < minReadSize) {
diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ExecutorService.cc b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ExecutorService.cc
index e056f0fb054a9..e0e382b02a9de 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ExecutorService.cc
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/ExecutorService.cc
@@ -73,11 +73,9 @@ void ExecutorService::close() {
 
     io_service_->stop();
     work_.reset();
-    // If this thread is attempting to join itself, do not. The destructor's
-    // call to close will handle joining if it does not occur here. This also ensures
-    // join is not called twice since it is not re-entrant on windows
-    if (std::this_thread::get_id() != worker_.get_id() && worker_.joinable()) {
-        worker_.join();
+    // Detach the worker thread instead of join to avoid potential deadlock
+    if (worker_.joinable()) {
+        worker_.detach();
     }
 }