diff --git a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java
index f99b42d37a..edce5adf97 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java
+++ b/quickfixj-core/src/main/java/quickfix/Session.java
@@ -2277,7 +2277,8 @@ private void nextLogon(Message logon) throws FieldNotFound, RejectLogon, Incorre
 
         // Check for proper sequence reset response
         if (state.isResetSent() && !state.isResetReceived()) {
-            disconnect("Received logon response before sending request", true);
+            disconnect("Expected Logon response to have reset sequence numbers in response to ResetSeqNumFlag", true);
+            return;
         }
 
         state.setResetSent(false);