diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_forward.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_forward.rb
index 00bc2cc125..712447b29f 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_forward.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_forward.rb
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ def read_ack_from_sock(sock, unpacker)
       if raw_data.empty?
         log.warn "destination node closed the connection. regard it as unavailable.", host: info.node.host, port: info.node.port
         info.node.disable!
+        rollback_write(info.chunk_id)
         return nil
       else
         unpacker.feed(raw_data)
@@ -450,6 +451,8 @@ def read_ack_from_sock(sock, unpacker)
       log.error "unexpected error while receiving ack message", error: e
       log.error_backtrace
     ensure
+      info.sock.close_write rescue nil
+      info.sock.close rescue nil
       @sock_ack_waiting_mutex.synchronize do
         @sock_ack_waiting.delete(info)
       end
@@ -492,7 +495,7 @@ def ack_reader
 
           readable_sockets.each do |sock|
             chunk_id = read_ack_from_sock(sock, unpacker)
-            commit_write(chunk_id)
+            commit_write(chunk_id) if chunk_id
           end
         rescue => e
           log.error "unexpected error while receiving ack", error: e