diff --git a/src/Adaptive.Cluster/Service/ClusteredServiceAgent.cs b/src/Adaptive.Cluster/Service/ClusteredServiceAgent.cs
index 2bafa2d..18d29e2 100644
--- a/src/Adaptive.Cluster/Service/ClusteredServiceAgent.cs
+++ b/src/Adaptive.Cluster/Service/ClusteredServiceAgent.cs
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ private bool CheckForClockTick(long nowNs)
 
                     if (isAbort || aeron.IsClosed)
                     {
+                        isAbort = true;
                         throw new AgentTerminationException("unexpected Aeron close");
                     }
                 }