diff --git a/src/uv_send.c b/src/uv_send.c
index 04c2367d..66de5478 100644
--- a/src/uv_send.c
+++ b/src/uv_send.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct uvClient
     char *address;                  /* Address of the other server */
     queue pending;                  /* Pending send message requests */
     queue queue;                    /* Clients queue */
+    char dummy_buf[8];              /* Dummy buffer for receive of data */
     bool closing;                   /* True after calling uvClientAbort */
 };
 
@@ -210,17 +211,20 @@ static int uvClientSend(struct uvClient *c, struct uvSend *send)
 
     /* If there's no connection available, let's queue the request. */
     if (c->stream == NULL) {
-        tracef("no connection available -> enqueue message");
+        tracef("no connection available to node %lld -> enqueue message",
+               c->id);
         QUEUE_PUSH(&c->pending, &send->queue);
         return 0;
     }
 
-    tracef("connection available -> write message");
+    tracef("connection available to node %lld:%s -> write message", c->id,
+           c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>");
     send->write.data = send;
     rv = uv_write(&send->write, c->stream, send->bufs, send->n_bufs,
                   uvSendWriteCb);
     if (rv != 0) {
-        tracef("write message failed -> rv %d", rv);
+        tracef("write message to node %lld:%s failed -> rv %d", c->id,
+               c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>", rv);
         /* UNTESTED: what are the error conditions? perhaps ENOMEM */
         return RAFT_IOERR;
     }
@@ -234,7 +238,8 @@ static void uvClientSendPending(struct uvClient *c)
 {
     int rv;
     assert(c->stream != NULL);
-    tracef("send pending messages");
+    tracef("send pending messages to node %lld:%s", c->id,
+           c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>");
     while (!QUEUE_IS_EMPTY(&c->pending)) {
         queue *head;
         struct uvSend *send;
@@ -254,10 +259,35 @@ static void uvClientSendPending(struct uvClient *c)
 static void uvClientTimerCb(uv_timer_t *timer)
 {
     struct uvClient *c = timer->data;
-    tracef("timer expired -> attempt to reconnect");
+    tracef("timer expired -> attempt to reconnect to %lld:%s", c->id,
+           c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>");
     uvClientConnect(c); /* Retry to connect. */
 }
 
+static void uvClientAllocCb(uv_handle_t *handle,
+                            size_t suggested_size,
+                            uv_buf_t *buf)
+{
+    struct uvClient *c = handle->data;
+    (void)suggested_size;
+    buf->base = c->dummy_buf;
+    buf->len = sizeof(c->dummy_buf);
+}
+
+static void uvClientReadCb(uv_stream_t *stream,
+                           ssize_t nread,
+                           const uv_buf_t *buf)
+{
+    struct uvClient *c = stream->data;
+    (void)buf;
+
+    tracef("received unexpected data (%zd) from node %lld:%s", nread, c->id,
+           c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>");
+    if (!c->closing && c->stream != NULL) {
+        uvClientDisconnect(c);
+    }
+}
+
 /* Return the number of send requests that we have been parked in the send queue
  * because no connection is available yet. */
 static unsigned uvClientPendingCount(struct uvClient *c)
@@ -278,7 +308,8 @@ static void uvClientConnectCb(struct raft_uv_connect *req,
     unsigned n_pending;
     int rv;
 
-    tracef("connect attempt completed -> status %s", errCodeToString(status));
+    tracef("connect attempt completed to node %lld:%s -> status %s", c->id,
+           c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>", errCodeToString(status));
 
     assert(c->connect.data != NULL);
     assert(c->stream == NULL);
@@ -307,6 +338,14 @@ static void uvClientConnectCb(struct raft_uv_connect *req,
         c->stream = stream;
         c->n_connect_attempt = 0;
         c->stream->data = c;
+        /* Start a read as we get write errors on some platform (e.g. docker
+           swarm) very late after the write buffer is totally filled up. */
+        if (uv_read_start(c->stream, uvClientAllocCb, uvClientReadCb) != 0) {
+            tracef("Cannot start read for connection to node %lld:%s", c->id,
+                   c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>");
+            uvClientDisconnect(c);
+            return;
+        }
         uvClientSendPending(c);
         return;
     }
@@ -316,7 +355,8 @@ static void uvClientConnectCb(struct raft_uv_connect *req,
     if (n_pending > UV__CLIENT_MAX_PENDING) {
         unsigned i;
         for (i = 0; i < n_pending - UV__CLIENT_MAX_PENDING; i++) {
-            tracef("queue full -> evict oldest message");
+            tracef("queue full for node %lld:%s -> evict oldest message", c->id,
+                   c->address ? c->address : "<unknown>");
             queue *head;
             struct uvSend *old_send;
             struct raft_io_send *old_req;