diff --git a/p2p/peer_error.go b/p2p/peer_error.go
index ab61bfef06..d3cf994f04 100644
--- a/p2p/peer_error.go
+++ b/p2p/peer_error.go
@@ -69,23 +69,25 @@ const (
 	DiscUnexpectedIdentity
 	DiscSelf
 	DiscReadTimeout
+	DiscTooManyInboundConnections
 	DiscSubprotocolError = 0x10
 )
 
 var discReasonToString = [...]string{
-	DiscRequested:           "disconnect requested",
-	DiscNetworkError:        "network error",
-	DiscProtocolError:       "breach of protocol",
-	DiscUselessPeer:         "useless peer",
-	DiscTooManyPeers:        "too many peers",
-	DiscAlreadyConnected:    "already connected",
-	DiscIncompatibleVersion: "incompatible p2p protocol version",
-	DiscInvalidIdentity:     "invalid node identity",
-	DiscQuitting:            "client quitting",
-	DiscUnexpectedIdentity:  "unexpected identity",
-	DiscSelf:                "connected to self",
-	DiscReadTimeout:         "read timeout",
-	DiscSubprotocolError:    "subprotocol error",
+	DiscRequested:                 "disconnect requested",
+	DiscNetworkError:              "network error",
+	DiscProtocolError:             "breach of protocol",
+	DiscUselessPeer:               "useless peer",
+	DiscTooManyPeers:              "too many peers",
+	DiscTooManyInboundConnections: "too many inbound connections",
+	DiscAlreadyConnected:          "already connected",
+	DiscIncompatibleVersion:       "incompatible p2p protocol version",
+	DiscInvalidIdentity:           "invalid node identity",
+	DiscQuitting:                  "client quitting",
+	DiscUnexpectedIdentity:        "unexpected identity",
+	DiscSelf:                      "connected to self",
+	DiscReadTimeout:               "read timeout",
+	DiscSubprotocolError:          "subprotocol error",
 }
 
 func (d DiscReason) String() string {
diff --git a/p2p/server.go b/p2p/server.go
index 566f01ffc5..79dbd6ab50 100644
--- a/p2p/server.go
+++ b/p2p/server.go
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ func (srv *Server) encHandshakeChecks(peers map[enode.ID]*Peer, inboundCount int
 	case !c.is(trustedConn|staticDialedConn) && len(peers) >= srv.MaxPeers:
 		return DiscTooManyPeers
 	case !c.is(trustedConn) && c.is(inboundConn) && inboundCount >= srv.maxInboundConns():
-		return DiscTooManyPeers
+		return DiscTooManyInboundConnections
 	case peers[c.node.ID()] != nil:
 		return DiscAlreadyConnected
 	case c.node.ID() == srv.localnode.ID():