diff --git a/src/mochiweb_socket_server.erl b/src/mochiweb_socket_server.erl
index ad9194b..e52427f 100644
--- a/src/mochiweb_socket_server.erl
+++ b/src/mochiweb_socket_server.erl
@@ -296,17 +296,16 @@ handle_info(Msg, State) when ?is_old_state(State) ->
     handle_info(Msg, upgrade_state(State));
 handle_info({'EXIT', Pid, normal}, State) ->
     {noreply, recycle_acceptor(Pid, State)};
-handle_info({'EXIT', Pid, Reason},
-            State=#mochiweb_socket_server{acceptor_pool=Pool}) ->
-    case sets:is_element(Pid, Pool) of
-        true ->
-            %% If there was an unexpected error accepting, log and sleep.
-            error_logger:error_report({?MODULE, ?LINE,
-                                       {acceptor_error, Reason}}),
-            timer:sleep(100);
-        false ->
-            ok
+handle_info({'EXIT', Pid, {error, emfile}}, State) ->
+    error_logger:error_msg("No more file descriptors, reducing request rate.~n"),
+    timer:sleep(100),
+    {noreply, recycle_acceptor(Pid, State)};
+handle_info({'EXIT', Pid, Reason}, State=#mochiweb_socket_server{acceptor_pool=Pool}) ->
+    ErrorType = case sets:is_element(Pid, Pool) of
+        true -> acceptor_error;
+        false -> request_error
     end,
+    error_logger:error_report({?MODULE, ?LINE, {ErrorType, Reason}}),
     {noreply, recycle_acceptor(Pid, State)};
 
 % this is what release_handler needs to get a list of modules,