diff --git a/phpdbg.c b/phpdbg.c
index c631d8f3c3a..1ada36c7a10 100644
--- a/phpdbg.c
+++ b/phpdbg.c
@@ -1257,8 +1257,10 @@ phpdbg_interact:
 						/* this must be forced */
 						CG(unclean_shutdown) = 0;
 					} else {
-						/* local consoles cannot disconnect, ignore EOF */
-						PHPDBG_G(flags) &= ~PHPDBG_IS_DISCONNECTED;
+						/* local client quit console */
+						CG(unclean_shutdown) = 0;
+						
+						goto phpdbg_out;
 					}
 				}
 #endif
@@ -1273,7 +1275,7 @@ phpdbg_interact:
 		
 phpdbg_out:
 #ifndef _WIN32
-		if ((PHPDBG_G(flags) & PHPDBG_IS_DISCONNECTED)) {
+		if (PHPDBG_G(flags) & PHPDBG_IS_DISCONNECTED) {
 			PHPDBG_G(flags) &= ~PHPDBG_IS_DISCONNECTED;
 			goto phpdbg_interact;
 		}
@@ -1322,7 +1324,7 @@ phpdbg_out:
 	if (cleaning || remote) {
 		goto phpdbg_main;
 	}
-	
+
 #ifdef ZTS
 	/* bugggy */
 	/* tsrm_shutdown(); */
diff --git a/phpdbg_cmd.c b/phpdbg_cmd.c
index 501d0b8bf6d..9f052d6f6f3 100644
--- a/phpdbg_cmd.c
+++ b/phpdbg_cmd.c
@@ -467,43 +467,32 @@ PHPDBG_API phpdbg_input_t *phpdbg_read_input(char *buffered TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 		}
 
 		if (buffered == NULL) {
-disconnect:
-			if (0) {
+#ifndef HAVE_LIBREADLINE
+			char buf[PHPDBG_MAX_CMD];
+			if ((!(PHPDBG_G(flags) & PHPDBG_IS_REMOTE) && !phpdbg_write(phpdbg_get_prompt(TSRMLS_C))) ||
+				!fgets(buf, PHPDBG_MAX_CMD, PHPDBG_G(io)[PHPDBG_STDIN])) {
+				/* the user has gone away */
+				phpdbg_error("Failed to read console!");
 				PHPDBG_G(flags) |= (PHPDBG_IS_QUITTING|PHPDBG_IS_DISCONNECTED);
 				zend_bailout();
 				return NULL;
 			}
 
-#ifndef HAVE_LIBREADLINE
-			char buf[PHPDBG_MAX_CMD];
-			if (!(PHPDBG_G(flags) & PHPDBG_IS_REMOTE)) {
-				if (!phpdbg_write(phpdbg_get_prompt(TSRMLS_CC))) {
-					goto disconnect;
-				}
-			}
-			
-			/* note: EOF is ignored */
-readline:	
-			if (!fgets(buf, PHPDBG_MAX_CMD, PHPDBG_G(io)[PHPDBG_STDIN])) {
-				/* the user has gone away */
-				if ((PHPDBG_G(flags) & PHPDBG_IS_REMOTE)) {
-					goto disconnect;
-				} else goto readline;
-			}
-
 			cmd = buf;
 #else
-			/* note: EOF makes readline write prompt again in local console mode */
-readline:
 			if ((PHPDBG_G(flags) & PHPDBG_IS_REMOTE)) {
 				char buf[PHPDBG_MAX_CMD];
 				if (fgets(buf, PHPDBG_MAX_CMD, PHPDBG_G(io)[PHPDBG_STDIN])) {
 					cmd = buf;
-				} else goto disconnect;
+				} else cmd = NULL;
 			} else cmd = readline(phpdbg_get_prompt(TSRMLS_C));
 
 			if (!cmd) {
-				goto readline;
+				/* the user has gone away */
+				phpdbg_error("Failed to read console!");
+				PHPDBG_G(flags) |= (PHPDBG_IS_QUITTING|PHPDBG_IS_DISCONNECTED);
+				zend_bailout();
+				return NULL;
 			}
 
 			if (!(PHPDBG_G(flags) & PHPDBG_IS_REMOTE)) {